Apprenticeships

Funding boost for popular early years apprenticeship

DfE hopes increase will aid nursery providers in training more staff amid a workforce crisis

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Young people

GCSE maths resit pass rate lower than pre-pandemic

But performance in English re-takes continues to rise

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Colleges

DfE will repay colleges £4k for RAAC surveys – but there’s a catch

Funding will only be available for surveys carried out over a two-month period last year

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Higher education

HE short course trial hit 5% of student enrolment target

‘Dire’ figures raise questions about demand for the Lifelong Learning Entitlement

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofsted: Inspectors locked out of new training after tech glitch

Watchdog promises to send video of mental health training to all inspectors after hundreds were unable to access the…

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofsted

Ofsted inspections to restart from January 22

Union leaders will also provide ‘constructive challenge’ on Ofsted’s response to critical coroner report

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey


Assessment

‘This isn’t the end of pen-and-paper exams’, Pearson says as English GCSEs set to go on-screen

The board is the latest to announce its timeline for digital assessment, but will still offer the choice of…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Students

Boost Turing scheme funding for most disadvantaged, evaluators tell DfE

Providers should also offer disadvantaged students funds upfront before jetsetting, researchers say

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Inspections won’t restart next week as new Ofsted boss launches inquiry

New chief inspector says inspections halted for ‘a couple of weeks’ as he takes action after headteacher death

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

New year honours 2024: Who got what in FE and skills?

SFCA boss Bill Watkin receives a gong alongside four college principals and two WorldSkills medal winners

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
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Navigating the Future of Education: A Glimpse into The World Education Summit

The WES 2024 line-up is mouth-watering. With over 450 sessions led by professors, futurists, and practitioners, featuring the most…

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Apprenticeships

Providers wanted for £10m civil service apprenticeships

Government to hunt for providers to deliver 33 apprenticeships in DfE and ESFA

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel

Must read

Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
News

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
Shane Chowen