News Training sector pays tribute to ‘big character’ Gareth Phillips The former EDI PLC, People 1st and Vistar Qualifications boss has passed away Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Adult education, Higher education Lifelong loan entitlement faces ‘significant’ timescale challenges, warns DfE perm sec The programme will undergo further assessment next year, Susan Acland-Hood has ordered Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Adult education ‘Automatic suspension’ on national AEB contracts lifted amid legal challenge Several contracts weren’t issued when they were supposed to, FE Week understands Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y English and maths, Results 2023 GCSE resits 2023: Maths and English pass rates down again Results still off pre-pandemic levels due to ‘a more changeable cohort’ post-16 Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Ofsted Training provider drops ‘inadequate’ apprenticeships ahead of damning Ofsted report The provider contested Ofsted’s ruling that it had ‘disregarded’ the well-being of its apprentices Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y SEND Revealed: Councils chosen to lead local SEND inclusion plans Ministers also confirmed 7 new SEND free schools in cash-strapped council areas Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Colleges, Levelling Up DfE green-lights three ‘elite’ Eton Star sixth forms The sixth forms in Dudley, Teesside and Oldham and 2 new UTCs have been approved Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y Sponsored post Sponsored Why air purification in education settings is important this term Indoor air quality is a growing concern. Air purifiers with HEPA filters offer an efficient solution for clean air… Shane Mann 2y Dyson Professional 2y Ofsted ‘Judicious’ digital training provider scoops ‘outstanding’ Ofsted praised the provider for its “high-quality, structured and organised” training programmes Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Remit Training gets first Ofsted ‘outstanding’ The feat is a ‘testament to the exemplary teamwork seen among our apprentices, clients and colleagues’, says CEO Sue… Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Adult education, Training Providers Major training group launches legal action against ESFA over ‘unlawful’ AEB tender Learning Curve Group demands re-run of the national procurement Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Results 2023, T Levels Results 2023: 7 VTQ and T Level key trends What we learned from today’s data Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Newer 1 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 829 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo
