Politics, Qualifications Exclusive Labour pledges to pause and review BTECs cull Party would not defund any AGQs under the current timeline if it wins the next general election Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y 16-19, English and maths More research needed into GCSE resit teaching methods, charity says No robust evidence base for post-16 English and maths teaching, EEF concludes Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Politics Starmer wants education to shatter the ‘class ceiling’ Labour leader to focus on inequality in major education speech Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Adult education, Training Providers Exclusive National AEB tender winners 2023 revealed 55 training providers awarded share of £75m pot Shane Chowen 2y Anviksha Patel and Shane Chowen 2y Training Providers Exclusive Lifetime Training CEO next in line for the chop Jon Graham to be replaced by turnaround specialist Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Adult education Winners of the 2023 Festival of Learning awards announced The awards honour and celebrate moving stories from learners, tutors, employers and providers Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y DfE, Qualifications MPs blast DfE for refusing to pause BTEC cutback Education select committee ‘disappointed’ with government response Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Colleges MPs call for mandatory sex education in colleges Young college students are being left ‘under supported’ in RSHE as they approach adulthood, report claims Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships, Long read A break with tradition: the crafts fighting for survival The biggest losers in the government’s mission to boost apprenticeships are traditional crafts for whom the term “apprenticeship” was… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Colleges, Skills reform AoC calls on next government to create ‘one tertiary system’ Association also wants apprenticeships for new job starters only and a pause to level 3 reforms Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Ofsted Adult education giant returns to top Ofsted rating Inspectors said City Lit fostered ‘exceptionally well-motivated’ students Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Colleges, Students Cost-of-living crisis driving up domestic abuse and criminal exploitation of college students The number of ‘at risk’ college students is higher than ever, MPs have said Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Newer 1 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 832 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