Skills reform

Trailblazer devolution deals focus on careers, bootcamps and free courses for jobs

Mayors for Greater Manchester and West Midlands buoyed by trailblazer devolution deal despite limited skills developments

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Politics

Budget 2023: What the chancellor announced for FE and skills

‘Returnerships’ confirmed, but no new major investment

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

AAC Apprenticeship Awards winners 2023 revealed

Twenty winners recognised for exceptional work in training apprentices

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Ofsted

Ofsted wants experienced school leader to take over from Spielman

Job advert for the £165k role states it is an ‘important time’ to lead the watchdog and ’embed’ the…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon’s AAC 2023 speech in full

Minister for skills Robert Halfon explains his ladder of opportunity to the AAC 2023

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships

Half of apprenticeships in scope for ‘exceptional’ funding review opt-out

IfATE chief ‘disappointed’ more apprenticeships couldn’t be targeted

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


AAC2023, Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Ofsted chief on provider complaints: ‘We can’t soft-pedal on inspections’

Amanda Spielman also warns overuse of online learning and self-study can be a ‘toxic combination’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

UCAS points for apprenticeships planned by the end of 2023

UCAS chief confirms team is working with Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education on plans.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Sponsored post

How cloud migration can increase colleges’ data security: protecting the people that matter most

Recent cyber-attacks on colleges have resulted in the loss of important data, putting students and staff at risk. Moving…

CIVICA
CIVICA
Apprenticeships

Employer and apprentice feedback ratings for providers revealed

FE Week has obtained the list of every provider’s rating for the first time

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education, Politics
Billy Camden
Ofsted, Politics

Labour proposes ‘report card’ to replace Ofsted grades

Bridget Phillipson will say schools and colleges deserve better ‘than a system that is high stakes for staff, but…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker

Must read

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
Colleges, 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
Jessica Hill