T Levels NCFE transfers two T Level licences to rival Pearson to take over craft and design and media, broadcast and production Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Politics, Qualifications Exclusive Labour pledges to pause and review BTECs cull Party would not defund any AGQs under the current timeline if it wins the next general election Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y GCSEs More research needed into GCSE resit teaching methods, charity says No robust evidence base for post-16 English and maths teaching, EEF concludes Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Labour, Politics Starmer wants education to shatter the ‘class ceiling’ Labour leader to focus on inequality in major education speech Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Adult education, Training Providers Exclusive National AEB tender winners 2023 revealed 55 training providers awarded share of £75m pot Shane Chowen 2y Anviksha Patel and Shane Chowen 2y Training Providers Exclusive Lifetime Training CEO next in line for the chop Jon Graham to be replaced by turnaround specialist Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Adult education Winners of the 2023 Festival of Learning awards announced The awards honour and celebrate moving stories from learners, tutors, employers and providers Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y BTECs, DfE MPs blast DfE for refusing to pause BTEC cutback Education select committee ‘disappointed’ with government response Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Colleges MPs call for mandatory sex education in colleges Young college students are being left ‘under supported’ in RSHE as they approach adulthood, report claims Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships, Long read A break with tradition: the crafts fighting for survival The biggest losers in the government’s mission to boost apprenticeships are traditional crafts for whom the term “apprenticeship” was… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Colleges, Skills reform AoC calls on next government to create ‘one tertiary system’ Association also wants apprenticeships for new job starters only and a pause to level 3 reforms Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Ofsted Adult education giant returns to top Ofsted rating Inspectors said City Lit fostered ‘exceptionally well-motivated’ students Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Newer 1 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 811 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
