Adult education Older workers nervous about lifelong learning financing New polling reveals varying attitudes among adults towards taking out loans for courses FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Staff Strikes: Minimum service levels will ‘inflame’ tensions Unions slam ‘bad faith’ proposals as college leaders raise concerns about union relationships Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges Students force college to ‘suspend’ ties with Israel-linked aerospace firm Luton Sixth Form Colleges has cut ties with Leonardo, which provides STEM careers events and work placements Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Skills reform, T Levels DfE’s spending on T Level public awareness efforts revealed Leaders say DfE ‘significantly underestimated’ the difficulty of launching the new qualification Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted surrenders in secret legal battle over ‘fatally flawed’ inspection Sector body overturns ‘inadequate’ judgment and accuses watchdog of ‘sub-standard’ assessment Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Apprenticeships, Skills reform Halfon ‘encouraged’ by apprenticeship trends since the levy Young people squeezed out and higher levels continue to grow while level 2 falls to lowest on record Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges, Ofsted ‘Milestone’ Ofsted result for arts college Hereford College of Arts judged ‘outstanding’ for first time Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Adult education Multiply boosts adult education numbers Adult education numbers are slightly up on last year with rising demand for ESOL and free level 3 courses Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y News Kion Ahadi named as new Federation of Awarding Bodies chief He will lead the membership body from February Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Sponsored post Sponsored Unlock your teaching potential with OCR’s Subject Advisor Team At OCR, our subject advisors are more than just experts – they’re your allies in education. Passionate and experienced,… Advertorial 2y OCR 2y Ofsted Hull sixth form college celebrates first Ofsted ‘outstanding’ Principal praises staff and students for getting ‘the grade we deserved’ Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges, Staff Latest college pay deals revealed University and College Union agrees new pay deals at 24 colleges Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Newer 1 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 839 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