Politics, Skills reform Sir Michael Barber reappointed as government skills adviser Public administration supremo to stay in role for another 6 months Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y AI Minister wants education providers to benefit from AI revolution Data privacy experts consulted over future use of pupil data by artificial intelligence Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Colleges Exclusive Foul play? Football club sues college The club says the college failed to pay more than £110,000 to use football facilities Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y News King’s Birthday Honours: Who received what in FE & skills? More than a dozen leaders named in the honours list, including one CBE, three OBEs, seven MBEs and three… Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y sixth form colleges Students call for wiser use of money in online exhibition The annual exhibition features art from students in the UK and Sweden Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships IfATE promises review of occupational standards Standards set for review include those where updates are “needed” to support emerging skills Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Colleges Exclusive Lawyers urge caution as colleges face £100,000 holiday pay ruling Some colleges warned the ruling had already had a “significant adverse impact” Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y News ‘Astonishing’: Ofqual publishes VTQ entries for first time But the data is sparse compared to A-levels despite claims of ‘parity’ Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Apprenticeships Back in business: Employers renew case for level 2 business admin Employers threaten to launch petition if officials continue to reject apprenticeship proposal Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges, Higher education College group becomes first FE institution with permanent degree powers The Office for Students deemed NCG worthy to award bachelors and masters degrees indefinitely this month Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y SEND Council rapped for failing to meet student’s SEND transport costs Expert warns ‘most local authorities are trying to cut costs’ through post-16 SEND transport Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Adult education, Colleges ESFA to run special AEB allocations review for colleges Reduced funding given to providers who underperformed the most during Covid Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Newer 1 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 839 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
