Apprenticeships, Assessment

Apprentices to take ‘integrated’ EPA and mandatory qual assessment

New guidance on mandatory qualifications could see fewer apprentices drop out early

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

Revealed: 42 colleges and schools share £140m capacity cash ahead of demographic spike

Additional 260,000 students aged 16 to 19 expected to participate in education in the coming years

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

Funding rate boost for next round of higher technical skills injection fund

Up to £48.8m is on offer over the next two years

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Higher education

UCAS chief executive Marches on

Clare Marchant will leave the organisation to lead the University of Gloucestershire

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
SEND

Revealed: The 21 experts to oversee roll-out of SEND reforms

Board members tasked with holding government to account for ‘timely development and improvement’ of SEND system

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Training firm rated ‘inadequate’ kept contract despite sexual harassment reports

The provider has now “established a culture of safeguarding”, Ofsted said.

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein


Assessment

The key trends in 2023 GCSE and A-level entries

Boost in popularity for maths, computing and classical subjects, but language and creative subjects in trouble

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Colleges, Staff

Ballot set for country-wide college strikes

Unless colleges come up with a ‘decent’ pay offer, ballots will begin in September

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

The 16 ‘old and tired’ college buildings getting a £600m revamp

The estates have ‘some of the worst condition need in England’

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
News

AQA look at ‘Duolingo-style’ test for GCSE resitters

It follows calls from union ASCL for a ‘passport’ in maths and English

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Colleges

Tributes to ‘brilliant and generous’ former Nottingham college principal

Dame Patricia Morgan-Webb was the first ever FE college principal to be awarded a damehood

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Care apprenticeships could be in line for bigger funding boost, and more from SEG conference

Ofsted also revealed it is reviewing the implementation of the education inspection framework

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel

Must read

Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
16-19

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel