English and maths, Qualifications, Skills reform White paper to confirm V Levels and GCSE resit ‘stepping stones’ New vocational courses will be the size of an A-level and replace existing alternatives to T Levels Anviksha Patel 17h Anviksha Patel 17h Staff DfE to tackle ‘contested and outdated theories’ in FE teacher training Call for evidence launched to ‘establish a baseline of appropriate, evidence-based pedagogical content’ Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Skills reform Jobs plans put onus on employers to hire within UK ‘Expert’ civil servants will lead on workforce skill strategies in a bid to lower immigration levels Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d T Levels A new Dawn for driving T Level take-up T Level ambassador regional chair aims to wield 1,000 volunteers to boost industry placements Anviksha Patel 3d Anviksha Patel 3d Apprenticeships Exclusive Civil service misses own apprenticeships goal New FOI data also shows government failed to hire enough apprentices from disadvantaged backgrounds Anviksha Patel 3d Anviksha Patel 3d T Levels Exclusive Clawback reveals T Level underspend bigger than feared Overallocation errors and unmet student recruitment targets stung colleges to the tune of £86m Billy Camden 3d Billy Camden 3d Awarding Exclusive City & Guilds sold to ‘secure its future’ Commercial and charitable arms of 150-year-old technical education organisation to split in ‘landmark’ deal Shane Chowen 4d Shane Chowen 4d Sponsored post Sponsored Helping every learner use AI responsibly AI didn’t wait to be invited into the classroom. It burst in mid-lesson. Across UK colleges, learners are already… Advertorial 4d Pearson 4d Colleges Governors Havant a clue about college’s finances going South FE Commissioner reveals financial crisis at Hampshire college came ‘out of the blue’ for board members Billy Camden 5d Billy Camden 5d Ofsted Ofsted reforms ‘the most sensible’ way forward, Oliver tells MPs Chief inspector also praises watchdog’s ‘more human’ complaints process but admits to ‘concern’ over union tension Billy Camden 6d Josh Mellor 6d Ofsted ASCL drops Ofsted inspector threat – but mulls legal action Union shelves plan to ask leaders to step down as inspectors – but says it has ‘resolved to explore… FE Week Reporter 6d FE Week Reporter 6d Prison education ‘Devastating’ prison education cuts will fuel reoffending, warns chief inspector Many prisoners return to causing ‘mayhem’ in their community after their release Josh Mellor 7d Josh Mellor 7d 1 2 3 4 5 6 830 Older Must read Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo