Party Conferences 2023

Labour: Sunak’s Advanced British Standard plans ‘careless’ and ‘undeliverable’

Ahead of her conference speech, the shadow education secretary said the prime minister’s decision to ‘junk’ T Levels was…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

T Level courses canned as low GCSE grades bite

Tens of thousands more students than normal entered FE this year without a pass in English and maths

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Party Conferences 2023

Starmer to introduce ‘technical excellence colleges’

Colleges meeting specialist local skills needs will bid for a new status under Labour

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

Dorset merger on the cards to secure future of struggling college

Kingston Maurward College in talks to join Weymouth College

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

‘Inadequate’ Croydon College told to ‘harmonise cultures’ by FE Commissioner

Behaviour and attendance improving since ciritical inspection

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Multiply

£30m allocated in first year of Sunak’s flagship maths scheme goes unspent 

Whitehall too ‘short-termist’ after councils return most of Multiply funding

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel


News

Security guards face losing licences after fraudulent training exposé

Pressure mounts on regulators to toughen up on malpractice

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
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
Billy Camden
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
Shane Chowen
Party Conferences 2023

GCSE English and maths resit funding boost

The rate for apprentices will go up 54% – from £471 to £724

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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
John Dickens and Samantha Booth
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
Freddie Whittaker

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