News DfE claws back £6.2m from ETF after T Level contract dispute AELP has also returned as a co-owner of the charity Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Ofsted Sixth form college rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted Hampshire-based college has improved from a long-held ‘good’ grade Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges, Levelling Up FE projects win over £75m in levelling up cash Projects include a new AI campus in Blackpool and a health and social care training school in Somerset Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Apprenticeships, Higher education, T Levels Halfon orders universities to publish T Levels admissions statements The skills minister wants more transparency from universities on accepting T Levels as valid entry qualifications Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges Four days of strikes confirmed at The Sheffield College after ‘insulting’ pay offer The UCU says more than 200 members at the college could walk out Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Apprenticeships, Funding, Skills reform Just 20 apprenticeships in scope for ‘exceptional’ funding review The process is being limited to ‘ensure affordability and a rapid turnaround’ Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y IfATE, T Levels New T Levels in energy and sustainability on the cards IfATE confirms it is researching new T Levels and new occupational specialisms in existing T Levels Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Colleges, Ofsted ‘Ofsted came 12 months too soon’, says principal as third consecutive grade three is confirmed College also faces ban on apprenticeships Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Ofsted, safeguarding, sexual misconduct ‘Serious’ sexual abuse concerns found at armed forces subcontractor The provider has now been suspended from delivering in-person teaching Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News DfE seeks candidates for ‘pivotal’ roles in Sunak’s skills agenda Adverts go live for new directors of funding, technical qualifications and skills strategy Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Maths Post-16 maths cash ‘lopsided’ towards schools AoC analysis finds providers with consistently high numbers of maths students are not being rewarded Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Politics Minimum service law would include all FE workers, union warns Government says it will consult with unions and employers over minimum service levels Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Newer 1 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 816 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 4w Jessica Hill 4w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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
