16-19 Revealed: ‘Front line’ boost to 16-19 funding Base rate to increase by an extra £111 per student Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Training Providers Exclusive Skills Training UK on brink of insolvency More than two hundred jobs are at risk if insolvency goes ahead Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Awarding Leaders sound alarm as 2024 exam entry fees soar by up to 16.5% Biggest exam board increases prices of some of its most popular qualifications far higher than inflation Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y EDI Keegan wants ‘extreme caution’ from colleges after trans advice delayed Education secretary claimed trans guidance delay was to ‘allow more time’ to speak with teachers, parents and lawyers FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Ofsted Oliver vows to ‘work with whole sector’ to ‘create best’ Ofsted Sir Martyn Oliver will appear before MPs in September after being confirmed as DfE’s pick for Ofsted chief Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y Ofsted, Qualifications, Skills reform, T Levels Students ‘misled’ and teachers struggling: Ofsted’s verdict on T Levels Watchdog calls for rethink of controversial plans to axe BTECs amid ‘teething issues’ with replacements Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Qualifications, T Levels DfE renames struggling T Level transition programme Officials think the name change will improve progression to T Levels Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y News £50k minister pay-offs, and 6 more DfE accounts findings £20m paid out in department staff shake-up, plus high needs deficits leave LAs facing ‘financial failure’ FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Colleges Council launches investigation into college amid ‘serious allegations’ Three senior members ‘away from workplace’ pending probe into City College Peterborough Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News John McNamara returns as Federation of Awarding Bodies interim CEO He will lead the membership body until Tom Bewick’s permanent successor is found Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Pepe Di’Iasio nominated to succeed Barton as ASCL general secretary Headteacher and former president is executive’s pick, but members will have chance to challenge him Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y News 12 ESFA staff get £50k+ exit packages amid restructure Annual accounts of funding agency also reveal how one college merger cost the taxpayer over £2m Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden and Jack Dyson 2y Newer 1 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
