Apprenticeships Replace level 2s with foundation apprenticeships, says report Uni VC claims ‘many’ level 2 apprenticeships have ‘not offered high-quality training, nor been sufficiently accessible to potential learners’ Billy Camden 12h Billy Camden 12h T Levels ‘Disappointment’ as T Levels funding rate uplift halved Decision comes weeks after the NAO revealed a £688m underspend on the total T Level budget Billy Camden 20h Billy Camden 20h Skills England Skills England: Ministers will make decisions on FE resources, not us Highlights from Skills England’s first grilling by the education committee Anviksha Patel 21h Anviksha Patel 21h Apprenticeships Struggling Babington joins Paragon Skills at Knovia Group Takeover comes as Babington faces hefty government clawback and ‘worsening’ financial position Billy Camden 2d Billy Camden 2d Ofsted Nearly two-thirds think Ofsted reforms are worse, ‘alternative’ consultation finds Survey launched by Ofsted critics finds 90% of respondents said five-point grading system not fit for purpose Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2d SEND ‘Worry’ over as doomed SEND college is saved by Big Issue The ‘outstanding’ college feared closure after an eviction notice from Hounslow Council Josh Mellor 1w Josh Mellor 1w Colleges, Ofsted Shrewsbury College celebrates ‘outstanding’ Ofsted result Landmark inspection outcome achieved just 5 years after the sixth form group controversially received the lowest possible grade FE Week Reporter 1w FE Week Reporter 1w Politics Lady Spielman and Lord Gove: Tories confirm peerages Two former education secretaries have also been given gongs Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges Unions demand 10% pay rise amid looming strike threat This year’s AoC negotiations will also include measures to tackle “impossible” workloads Josh Mellor 2w Josh Mellor 2w Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w DfE DfE seeks job share director to oversee T Levels and level 3 reforms It’s the second senior skills role to be shared by two people announced in recent months Josh Mellor 2w Josh Mellor 2w Colleges Luminate boss to retire National leader of FE Colin Booth to step down from Luminate Education Group after 40 years in education Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 1 2 3 4 5 6 803 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
