Industrial action Strikes: Minimum service levels will ‘inflame’ tensions Unions slam ‘bad faith’ proposals as college leaders raise concerns about union relationships Shane Chowen 14h Shane Chowen 14h Colleges Students force college to ‘suspend’ ties with Israel-linked aerospace firm Luton Sixth Form Colleges has cut ties with Leonardo, which provides STEM careers events and work placements Anviksha Patel 3d Anviksha Patel 3d Skills reform, T Levels DfE’s spending on T Level public awareness efforts revealed Leaders say DfE ‘significantly underestimated’ the difficulty of launching the new qualification Anviksha Patel 3d Anviksha Patel 3d Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted surrenders in secret legal battle over ‘fatally flawed’ inspection Sector body overturns ‘inadequate’ judgment and accuses watchdog of ‘sub-standard’ assessment Billy Camden 3d Billy Camden 3d Apprenticeships, Skills reform Halfon ‘encouraged’ by apprenticeship trends since the levy Higher levels continue to grow while level 2 falls to lowest on record Billy Camden 4d Billy Camden 4d Colleges, Ofsted ‘Milestone’ Ofsted result for arts college Hereford College of Arts judged ‘outstanding’ for first time Anviksha Patel 4d Anviksha Patel 4d Adult education Multiply boosts adult education numbers Adult education numbers are slightly up on last year with rising demand for ESOL and free level 3 courses Shane Chowen 4d Shane Chowen 4d News Kion Ahadi named as new Federation of Awarding Bodies chief He will lead the membership body from February Billy Camden 4d Billy Camden 4d Ofsted Hull sixth form college celebrates first Ofsted ‘outstanding’ Principal praises staff and students for getting ‘the grade we deserved’ Shane Chowen 5d Shane Chowen 5d Colleges, Industrial action Latest college pay deals revealed University and College Union agrees new pay deals at 24 colleges Anviksha Patel 5d Anviksha Patel 5d AI, Apprenticeships Higher-level apprenticeships ‘most exposed’ training route to AI advancement Education jobs also among the most affected occupation by artificial intelligence Anviksha Patel 6d Anviksha Patel 6d Industrial action Minimum service level proposals: Everything colleges need to know It will be left up to principals to decide ‘appropriate’ staffing levels and down to colleges to issue new… Shane Chowen 6d Shane Chowen 6d 1 2 3 4 5 6 730 Older Must read Politics Fears of even more FE budget cuts after autumn statement Spending on non-protected government budgets, like further education, at risk due to spending on tax cuts, according to analysts Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform Exclusive OBR forecast hikes apprenticeship levy intake to £4bn next year Gap between levy receipts and public spending distribution becomes ‘gaping chasm’ Billy Camden 1w Billy Camden 1w Ofqual, Ofsted Exclusive Ofqual investigation ‘made me feel like a criminal’ Apprenticeship assessment firm exits market after regulator’s audit left owner feeling suicidal Billy Camden 1w Billy Camden 1w Next 3 resources News Autumn statement: £50m pilot for ‘growth sector’ apprenticeships Apprentice minimum wage rises, while talks over levy restrictions continue Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Long read Long read Too few workers leaves childcare ‘revolution’ in peril The early years sector is facing debilitating staff shortages. Jessica Hill speaks to sector leaders about how reforms to… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w BTECs, Skills reform, T Levels 155,000 young people to ‘fall through the gap’ left by BTECs, report warns ‘Desperate’ ministers also accused of misusing data to overstate performance of T Levels Billy Camden 3mo Billy Camden 3mo
