Skills reform, Young people

DfE’s spending on T Level public awareness efforts revealed

Leaders say DfE ‘significantly underestimated’ the difficulty of launching the new qualification

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Ofsted surrenders in secret legal battle over ‘fatally flawed’ inspection

Sector body overturns ‘inadequate’ judgment and accuses watchdog of ‘sub-standard’ assessment

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Halfon ‘encouraged’ by apprenticeship trends since the levy 

Young people squeezed out and higher levels continue to grow while level 2 falls to lowest on record

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Ofsted

‘Milestone’ Ofsted result for arts college

Hereford College of Arts judged ‘outstanding’ for first time

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education

Multiply boosts adult education numbers

Adult education numbers are slightly up on last year with rising demand for ESOL and free level 3 courses

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Kion Ahadi named as new Federation of Awarding Bodies chief

He will lead the membership body from February

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Ofsted

Hull sixth form college celebrates first Ofsted ‘outstanding’

Principal praises staff and students for getting ‘the grade we deserved’

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, FE workforce

Latest college pay deals revealed

University and College Union agrees new pay deals at 24 colleges

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships, Teaching

Higher-level apprenticeships ‘most exposed’ training route to AI advancement

Education jobs also among the most affected occupation by artificial intelligence

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
FE workforce

Minimum service level proposals: Everything colleges need to know

It will be left up to principals to decide ‘appropriate’ staffing levels and down to colleges to issue new…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

DfE wants 3 in 4 students in during strikes, leaked documents reveal

Ministers accused of acting in ‘bad faith’ and deliberately ‘collapsing’ minimum service level talks with unions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker

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Awarding

Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud

Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
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
Young people

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