Assessment, Results 2023 Long read The Great 2023 Grade Deflation: 7 things you need to know How the plunge back to pre-pandemic grades will impact students and university places this year Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y News EEF names former Ofsted boss as new chair EEF announces new chair to replace philanthropist Sir Peter Lampl, 12 years after he helped found charity Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y News Legrave’s term as FE Commissioner extended DfE’s chief college trouble-shooter will now serve until at least March 2024 Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Apprenticeships Multi-million-pound donation to fund apprentice wages in ‘radical approach’ to heritage skills The fund will cover training in the heritage sector for up to 2,700 people Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Students Free meals funding ‘another real-terms cut to bear’ Free meals funding increase still falls short of rising food costs Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Ofsted All childcare apprentices dropped out at ‘inadequate’ training provider Some learners at the provider were also left without supervisors while at work, according to Ofsted Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Care leadership training provider hit with ‘inadequate’ rating Inspectors report ‘systemic weaknesses’ at the provider, and that it had not acted on comments made in previous Ofsted… Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Skills reform Government confirms end to LEP funding The government had touted the change in this year’s Spring Budget Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships Discrimination? Providers slam apprenticeship visa rule change DfE ‘clarifies’ that if an individual is ‘unable to complete the apprenticeship in the time they have available, (e.g.,… Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges Exclusive College set for ‘inevitable’ court battle with football club after mediation falls flat The football club is suing the college for more than £160,000 Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Colleges College group wins High Court battle to sell closed campus The college had faced substantial opposition from the local council, campaigners and the local MP, Harriet Baldwin Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Colleges Long-awaited three-college Hampshire merger gets over the line Future of City College Southampton secured as it joins Fareham and Eastleigh College Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Newer 1 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 839 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo