News ‘Demoralised’: Sunak calls time on T Levels during T Levels Week PM seeks to axe flagship qualifications after just 3 years of delivery and £1bn investment Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Training Providers Lawyers deny claims DfE acted unlawfully in AEB contract row DfE claim they followed procurement rules in their defence to AEB procurement legal challenge Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Party Conferences 2023 GCSE English and maths resit funding boost The rate for apprentices will go up 54% – from £471 to £724 Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y 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 Newer 1 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 839 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Exclusive 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
