News Politicians and media would ‘draw own conclusions’ if Ofsted grades scrapped – DfE ‘The priority is to look for ways to improve the current system rather than developing an alternative to it’ Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Ofsted, Teaching Ofsted to explore how AI can help it make ‘better decisions’ Exams regulator Ofqual also publishes AI strategy, revealing ‘modest numbers’ of coursework malpractice Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Higher education Publish performance data for university franchise providers, MPs tell OfS Public Accounts Committee warns of system abuse and oversight flaws Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Colleges, Politics, Skills reform, Training Providers ‘Grossly unfair’: DfE excludes ITP teachers from £6k bonus scheme Ministers have extended ‘levelling up premium’ payments to FE, but only for colleges Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Long read, Students Investigation What’s behind the rise in bad student behaviour in colleges? Colleges are inheriting rising levels of bad behaviour from schools. FE Week investigates the consequences and finds out what… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y News DfE: ‘No plans’ to change single-phrase Ofsted judgments The government will respond to MPs’ concerns this Thursday Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Colleges College told to consider merger after pricey subcontracting fiasco Leaders also launch legal action against partners amid ‘significant’ ESFA clawback Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Adult education, Politics Local elections: What mayoral hopefuls have to say on skills Elections are set to take place on May 2 Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Young people Recognise young carers on the ILR to better support their needs, DfE urged Calls amplify for ILR data field for young carers to close ‘gaping hole’ in data collection Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Ofsted ‘Inadequate’ care provider accuses Ofsted of ‘overlooking’ sector crisis Inspectors say too many apprentices miss their planned end date as they cover extra shifts instead of training Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Adult education Exclusive DWP slammed for keeping revived training scheme outcomes a secret SWAPs have had 330,000 participants since it was re-launched in 2020 Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Ofsted North Yorkshire college downgraded following leadership ‘turbulence’ Craven College was led amost entirely by a team of interim senior managers Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Newer 1 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 1d Josh Mellor 1d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
