Ofsted, Training Providers

Business training firm jumps two grades to ‘outstanding’

Provider leaders say apprentice and client feedback ‘matters more than anything’

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Autumn statement: Apprentice minimum wage boosted to £6.40 an hour

The 21% increase will take effect from April 2024

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Long read

Too few workers leaves childcare ‘revolution’ in peril

The early years sector is facing debilitating staff shortages. Jessica Hill speaks to sector leaders about how reforms to…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Reclassification

New borrowing rules posing cashflow problems for colleges

Rules imposed last year amount to a ‘perfect storm’, FE leaders warn

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
WorldSkills UK

Revealed: WorldSkills UK’s 2023 national finals results

UK’s best vocational and technical skills talent honoured in Greater Manchester host region

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel


WorldSkills, WorldSkills UK

WorldSkills UK: Foundation skills medalists announced

The national foundation skills finals ended with the medal ceremony at The Manchester College

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Staff, UCU

Grady faces three challengers in bid to lead UCU

The top job candidates all work in the university sector

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
T Levels

DfE claws back two thirds of £10m T Level employer incentive cash

Business representatives slam ‘disappointing’ underspend but officials claim some simply rejected the offer

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Multiply, Skills reform

Ofsted to assess spending on Sunak’s maths scheme

Multiply oversight concerns set to be addressed by education watchdog

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, RSHE

DfE ‘considering’ making sex education compulsory in colleges

The move follows calls by MPs in July to extend the provision to post-16 settings

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform

Treasury plans apprenticeship levy restrictions

Chancellor wants to act on soaring degree-level apprenticeship spending

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

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
16-19

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
Qualifications

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
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel