Young people DfE ‘considering’ making sex education compulsory in colleges The move follows calls by MPs in July to extend the provision to post-16 settings Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform Exclusive Treasury plans apprenticeship levy restrictions Chancellor wants to act on soaring degree-level apprenticeship spending Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges Seven colleges scoop royal prize for further education ‘Ground-breaking’ college initiatives in space engineering, nuclear and maritime among this year’s Queen’s Anniversary Prize winners FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y News GCSE students set to be given exam aids for one more year It follows Nick Gibb, ex-schools minister, saying there was ‘an expectation’ the support would not be offered this year Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Ofsted Amanda Spielman’s swansong AoC conference speech Ofsted chief inspector delivers her final speech to the colleges sector FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y News FE Commissioner sets apprenticeships and bootcamps targets for colleges Comes amid government concerns that colleges’ share of both markets is too low Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges DfE appoints first FE student support champion The role has been created to improve student success and progress Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges, Skills reform Halfon pleads with colleges to convince more students to take T Levels Skills minister urges leaders to persuade more year 11s onto the courses as plans for a replacement qualification build Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Politics Labour’s levy plan would limit apprenticeships to 140,000 a year, government claims Proposal would cost an additional £1.5bn, new estimations suggest Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Damian Hinds returns to DfE as minister of state Appointment follows resignation of schools minister Nick Gibb Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Colleges Strikes called off at another 7 colleges Staff at 8 colleges will begin three days of strike action from tomorrow Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Colleges Exclusive Interview: AoC president finds her voice Newly re-appointed Association of Colleges president Corrienne Peasgood tells Shane Chowen how she’s ready to fight for colleges and… Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Newer 1 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 854 Older Must read 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 1d Josh Mellor 1d 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo