Colleges, Teaching 8 key findings from DfE’s first FE workforce data release The stats were promised in the Skills for Jobs white paper Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges ESFA intervenes as Leicestershire college group hits ‘serious cashflow pressures’ FE Commissioner to visit SMB Group due to ‘heighted risk’ Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y News David Johnston appointed children’s minister as Coutinho promoted He becomes the seventh minister to oversee the important SEND reforms John Dickens 2y John Dickens 2y 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 Newer 1 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 832 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
