Party Conferences 2023 Advanced British Standard: Everything you need to know Our explainer on Rishi Sunak’s proposed new qualification to replace A-levels and T Levels Billy Camden 2y John Dickens and Samantha Booth 2y Party Conferences 2023 Sunak to replace A-levels and T Levels with ‘Advanced British Standard’ qualification PM wants to merge A-levels and T Levels under plan for sixth formers to study five subjects including ‘some… Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Apprenticeships, Party Conferences 2023 Keegan ‘focussed’ on ‘wasteful’ apprenticeship drop outs ‘I can’t understand why they [completion rates] are not 99%. Who would give up that opportunity?’ Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y News Email attacks: Don’t lock down unless police say, DfE tells colleges The message comes after schools in three counties locked down over emails threatening violence to pupils and staff Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y Colleges, Long read Why young asylum seekers and refugees are struggling to access college courses Young people fleeing conflict, oppression and destitution in their home countries are arriving in England in record numbers. In… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y News Keegan has not met any LGBT+ groups to discuss trans guidance Education secretary had said delays to advice would allow more time ‘to speak to stakeholders’ Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Skills reform What happened to college business centres? College business centres featured as a key policy pledge in the 2021 skills for jobs white paper, as ministers… Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges, Teacher training Exclusive ‘Shocking’ teacher training proposals could force provider closures DfE also criticised for questioning ‘quality and value for money’ at private provider Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Teacher training DfE takes control of FE teacher training scheme mid-round Taking Teaching Further programme brought in-house after one year into two-year scheme Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Prison education Prison education: Treasury drags heels on pension guarantee Private providers could pay ‘considerably less’ in pension contributions under new contract, unions warn Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News Exclusive Marples vs DfE trial set for 2025 DfE ordered to release ‘key’ evidence related to sales of other providers Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Apprenticeships Exclusive Apprenticeship levy turns into Treasury ‘cash cow’ Transparency demands mount amid skills crisis Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Newer 1 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 832 Older Must read 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 1d Anviksha Patel 1d 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
