Skills reform 1-week apprenticeship ‘units’, and 5 other things we learned from Smith’s white paper briefing Skills minister also defends adult education plans and explains the need to introduce laws that ban ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Josh Mellor 2mo Ofsted High Court rejects NAHT’s Ofsted report card judicial review plea Leaders’ union ‘will now consider an appeal’ and will consult members about possibility of moving to industrial action Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 2mo News, Webinar Unwrapping the White Paper – Live Stream Join FE Week live for Unwrapping the White Paper – a sector briefing with the Minister for Skills exploring… FE Week Reporter 2mo FE Week Reporter 2mo Adult education Exclusive Adult learning dips after post-pandemic boom Rates of learning also highlight societies deep inequalities, findings suggest Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Colleges DfE names FE teacher training taskforce members Wigan and Leigh College principal Anna Dawe will chair the group Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo SEND NAO: SEND transport cuts could increase NEETs Critical new report sparks fresh calls for extended transport entitlements for post-16 SEND learners Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Ofqual Ofqual to publicly ‘rebuke’ rule-breaking awarding bodies The regulator says the new punishment will help it take a more ‘agile’ approach Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Apprenticeships First reformed apprenticeship plans released amid pilot delays New plans ‘clearly challenged’ Skills England, says awarding boss FE Week Reporter 2mo FE Week Reporter 2mo Training Providers AQA buys Realise Training in latest vocational expansion Exam body snaps up large apprenticeship and training provider from private equity sellers Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 Apprenticeships, Ofsted ‘One bad employer’ blamed for provider’s ‘inadequate’ Ofsted result Inspectors found few apprentices released from work for off-the-job training Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo skills Government reveals skills strategy for clean energy sector in first ‘jobs plan’ Demand for skilled workers is forecast to double in the next five years Josh Mellor 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo Newer 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 841 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
