Long read, Skills reform

LSIPS: a chance to change, or a chance missed?

Gillian Keegan is determined that local skills improvement plans will ease the nation’s skills crisis. Jessica Hill lifts the…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Obituary

Tributes paid following sudden death of ‘energetic’ deputy principal

The former media lecturer rose through the ranks to become deputy principal in a college career spanning over 20…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Missing AEB contract award finally made public

Saga adds to concern about the whole procurement process

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

Bankrupt council won’t lose adult education service

The city council is the second largest recipient of AEB funding from the West Midlands Combined Authority

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Capita exits adult education citing ‘market conditions’

Major outsourcing firm also significantly reduces apprenticeship delivery

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

6% of apprenticeship providers eligible for ‘ludicrous’ expert group

Leaders hit out at DfE’s ‘dangerous’ pilot name and strict criteria that excludes most providers

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel


Colleges

‘Pyromaniac’ student set fire to college to avoid exam

Student given a suspended sentence after lawyer said there was no ‘intent to harm’ anyone

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Sponsored post

Transforming Digital Learning with Apple

Exeter College’s transformation into an Apple Authorized Training Centre for Education has not only enriched student learning but also…

academia
Academia
Qualifications, Skills reform, T Levels

155,000 young people to ‘fall through the gap’ left by BTECs, report warns

‘Desperate’ ministers also accused of misusing data to overstate performance of T Levels

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

DfE to appoint ‘expert’ apprenticeship training providers

Stringent criteria will eliminate many of the largest from applying

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

IT training provider scoops first Ofsted ‘outstanding’

Baltic Apprenticeships praised for ‘substantial improvements’, including tackling the number of apprenticeship drop outs

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Higher education

Office for Students slammed for lack of political independence

HE regulator ‘driven by the ebb and flow of short-term political priorities and media headlines’

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein

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