Adult education Bankrupt council won’t lose adult education service The city council is the second largest recipient of AEB funding from the West Midlands Combined Authority Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y News Exclusive Capita exits adult education citing ‘market conditions’ Major outsourcing firm also significantly reduces apprenticeship delivery Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Apprenticeships Exclusive 6% of apprenticeship providers eligible for ‘ludicrous’ expert group Leaders hit out at DfE’s ‘dangerous’ pilot name and strict criteria that excludes most providers Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Colleges ‘Pyromaniac’ student set fire to college to avoid exam Student given a suspended sentence after lawyer said there was no ‘intent to harm’ anyone Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Sponsored post Sponsored Transforming Digital Learning with Apple Exeter College’s transformation into an Apple Authorized Training Centre for Education has not only enriched student learning but also… academia 2y Academia 2y Skills reform, Young people 155,000 young people to ‘fall through the gap’ left by BTECs, report warns ‘Desperate’ ministers also accused of misusing data to overstate performance of T Levels Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Apprenticeships DfE to appoint ‘expert’ apprenticeship training providers Stringent criteria will eliminate many of the largest from applying Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Ofsted IT training provider scoops first Ofsted ‘outstanding’ Baltic Apprenticeships praised for ‘substantial improvements’, including tackling the number of apprenticeship drop outs Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Higher education Office for Students slammed for lack of political independence HE regulator ‘driven by the ebb and flow of short-term political priorities and media headlines’ Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y EuroSkills Gdańsk 2023 12/09/2023 Find out more Skills reform Two decades of skills policies haven’t improved productivity, says report Failure to boost lower and intermediate-level skills is harming UK productivity Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges, Ofsted Ofsted won’t inspect education settings on DfE’s RAAC list Affected providers ‘will not be selected for inspection during the term’ unless Ofsted has ‘concerns’ Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden and Freddie Whittaker 2y Newer 1 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
