UTCs ‘Inadequate’ UTC issued with termination warning notice DfE to consider funding termination for University Collegiate School in Bolt Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Adult education, Devolution West Midlands reveals ‘bold’ plan to boost level 3 training Proposals include upping its low income threshold, free courses for West Midlands FE staff and reviewing learner support funding Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Ofsted Overwhelmed learners drop out at ‘inadequate’ provider Ofsted reports concerns over a lack of off-the-job training at Bestland Solutions Ltd Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y skills Flex on UKSPF skills funding ‘welcome’ but timing questioned Levelling Up department allows use of UKSPF skills funding to be used from April 2023 instead of April 2024 Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y News DfE’s transgender guidance will include colleges Long-awaited draft guidance will be released and consulted on ‘later in the spring’ Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Long read Exclusive College group offloads MAT amid compliance review Multiple internal and external investigations and a complete relationship breakdown contribute to sponsor change Jessica Hill 3y Jessica Hill 3y Skills bootcamps, Skills reform Exclusive HGV driver hopefuls left in the dark as DfE ends bootcamp contract Learners waited a year for training due to dispute over financially ‘unviable’ flagship scheme Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y WorldSkills New WorldSkills UK trustees want ‘world-class skills boosts’ Four new WorldSkills UK board members will be ‘strong advocates’ for education and skills Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Prison education MPs and peers call for prison education to be brought into public ownership Lords debate and parliamentary motion hears calls for standardised curricula and qualifications Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges College apologises as ‘emergency repairs’ force move to online learning College confirms campus to remain closed until the end of term as arrangements for exams to be made Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Ofsted Safeguarding and subcontractor oversight issues drag ‘good’ provider down to ‘inadequate’ STEGTA confirms it will not appeal overall grade 4 rating despite achieving ‘good’ grades in most areas Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Ofsted Provider to over 500 learners shuts centres after ‘inadequate’ Ofsted Aspire-Igen Group revamps provision after grade 4 inspection result Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 832 Older Must read 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 2d Anviksha Patel 2d 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
