WorldSkills

Ben Blackledge named WorldSkills UK CEO

Blackledge promoted to CEO position after two months as interim

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

ESFA allows ‘inadequate’ apprenticeship provider to keep contract

Inspectors now say the provider has made ‘reasonable progress’ across the board

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Engineering training provider scoops another ‘outstanding’

Inspectors praise TTE Training’s ‘highly ambitious curriculum’ and ‘relentless’ focus on safeguarding

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Colleges, Young people

Colleges share £100m for ‘fit for purpose’ T Level-ready buildings

107 projects win cash for wave five of the rollout

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education

West Mids to fund ‘study programmes’ for young adults

Young adults to benefit from a raft of measures set to boost the number of level 3 qualifications in…

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Colleges, Inclusion, Ofsted

SEND college to close after second ‘inadequate’ rating

Farleigh FE college will close its doors to learners with autism this summer

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel


Colleges

Collab Group CEO to retire in August

Ian Pretty will step down after eight years at the helm

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

T Levels: Government departments not ‘walking the walk’ on industry placements

Even the government body designed to promote T Levels only offered a few

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Big employers back call for ‘off-the-job’ name change

‘Confusing’ title is exacerbating high withdrawal rates

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted, Politics

Ofsted chief sounds warning over Labour safeguarding audit plan

Amanda Spielman said plans to separate safeguarding from Ofsted inspections would be ‘much more expensive and complicated’

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Young people

Catering T Level in doubt as awarding body ends development

‘There is not a shared vision of the technical qualification’, says IfATE

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Young people

NCFE transfers two T Level licences to rival

Pearson to take over craft and design and media, broadcast and production

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen

Must read

Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
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
Young people

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
News

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