land-based colleges, Long read Long read Inside the college sector with an educational, societal and cultural mission Their idyllic rural settings, historic buildings and strong links with local communities have enabled land-based colleges to diversify their… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Assessment, English and maths Ofqual: Functional skills exams ‘not too challenging’ Regulators are investigating ‘potential issue’ with maths problem solving questions Josh Barrie 2y Josh Barrie 2y News Functional skills ‘commercially unviable’, research suggests Average delivery costs still leave training providers making a loss on functional skills, even with funding increase Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Politics Dear Jeremy: FE’s wishlist for 2024 budget Sector representatives have made their case for funding for teacher pay, adult education and apprenticeships FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Apprenticeships Students’ union to represent Jewish apprentices Jewish apprentices can become full members of UJS Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges, Strikes London mega-college staff cut short strike action over workload agreement Workers meant to strike for eight days end up picketing for three days after talks Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted tightens inspection early warning alert loophole Watchdog has ‘made changes to its processes around how, and when, inspectors gather documents from websites’ Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Apprenticeships Investigation ‘Ground-breaking’ prisoner apprenticeship scheme flops DfE slammed for leaving prisons to figure out apprenticeships after changing the law Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y T Levels Exclusive T Level student fee hikes slammed by college leaders New contracts can adapt entry fees to make sure awarding organisations make a profit Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges College leaders demand £710 per student rise in sixth-formers’ funding Increasing teaching hours in line with Advanced British Standard would need an extra £1,760 per sixth-former Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Staff, Training Providers ITPs to take £27m hit from DfE funding change to FE teacher training Only providers providers with an HE partnership will have access to student finance, DfE says Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Adult education Adult ed: Fewer adults taking level 2 and 3 courses Figures indicate fewer adults from deprived backgrounds Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Newer 1 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 839 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w 16-19 Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
