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Curriculum planning to meet skills needs

In recent months, the UK Government made a big push towards matching colleges’ provision with that of the Local…

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T Levels

IfATE backtracks on public sector T Level targets

Board members wanted to ‘lobby’ for placement targets but later changed their minds

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Tory constituencies hit hard by apprenticeship levy introduction

Apprenticeship starts are down 26 per cent in the prime minister’s constituency

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted

Local authority receives rare grade 4 Ofsted rating

Inspectors find no governance arrangements or quality assurance at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Top skills civil servant Kirsty Evans to leave DfE

She’s the latest in a string of high-profile departures

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Colleges, Reclassification, Skills reform

DfE promises to ‘streamline’ high-end principal salary sign-offs

Lengthy delays are impacting college boss recruitment

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

College U-turns on paid president gig after backlash

Ex-principal’s son also resigns after nepotism accusations

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education

Holex on the hunt for first CEO

New chief will work alongside policy director Susan Pember

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Babington announces third CEO in less than a year

COO promoted after ‘turnaround specialist’ resigns with immediate effect

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted, SEND

Ofsted to examine how SEND pupils are prepared for adulthood

Inspectors will visit a ‘small number of areas’ to look at a ‘particular aspect of SEND in-depth’

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
News

RAAC: 10 colleges will get removal grants

234 education settings have now been identified as having confirmed RAAC

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
16-19

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel