News Former education ministers slam DfE’s level 3 qualifications cull Lords fear reforms will have a ‘disastrous’ impact on social mobility, economic growth and public services Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Ofsted ‘Even if Ofsted didn’t exist, I don’t think we’d do things differently’ FE Week finds out how Exeter College stays ‘outstanding’ Tallulah Taylor 2y Tallulah Taylor 2y Colleges, Universities College seeks to join university…but not as a traditional merger partner Midlands college and university begin talks to form an FE company within the university group Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Apprenticeships, Skills reform ‘Shorter type’ of apprenticeship for over-50s eyed by chancellor in economic growth plans Jeremy Hunt plans talks with education secretary on over 50s in apprenticeships Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Apprenticeships Provider’s contract terminated after another failed legal battle ‘We hope that through collective power policy will change’, says owners Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y BTECs, level 3, Skills reform, T Levels Exclusive Ministers accused of level 3 backtrack More than half of reformed AGQs will be scrapped by government edict, new analysis reveals Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Skills reform, Traineeships Treasury recoups £230m in unspent traineeships cash in last two years Just a third of the budget was spent between 2020 and 2022 Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Adult education Demand doubles for free courses for jobs Adult education statistics also show increases in level 4+ and ESOL courses, but further declines at levels 2 and… Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Apprenticeships, Traineeships Apprenticeship starts fall 6% in first quarter of 2022/23 New data also provides further evidence as to why the government decided to scrap traineeships Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges, Skills reform DfE offers colleges ‘reassurance’ over at risk capital projects A ‘possible’ DfE-backed loans scheme for colleges is being explored Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Ofsted First college to retain ‘outstanding’ grade under Ofsted’s enhanced inspections Top grades awarded overall and for contribution to skills needs Tallulah Taylor 2y Tallulah Taylor 2y Long read, Mental Health Investigation The pioneering college brave enough to tackle suicide issues head on Cuts to local youth and mental services means that for many young people, their college is the only place… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Newer 1 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 812 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 3d Jessica Hill 3d Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 4w Jessica Hill 4w Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
