14-16, Colleges, Long read Investigation 14-16 college entry 10 years on: ‘Transformational’ policy plagued with funding and reputation risks A decade of direct entry has seen nearly 13,000 14-16 students taught in colleges Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y News Exclusive The Marples lawsuit: 3aaa co-founder hits back at ‘specious’ DfE defence The latest instalment of the high-profile High Court case Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Exclusive Awarding federation boss resigns FAB boss steps down after 5 years Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges, Reclassification No plans to exempt colleges from VAT, says Treasury secretary Colleges ‘do not fit the rationale’ for exemption which would cost £200m a year Anviksha Patel 3y Anviksha Patel 3y Devolution, Qualifications, T Levels Manchester mayor’s ‘MBacc’ to rival EBacc to boost technical education It’s not yet clear why schools would promote the MBacc technical education options over the EBacc Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Colleges Tributes paid to principal’s thirty-year legacy after sudden death Cirencester College mourns death of ‘beloved backbone of the community’ Jim Grant Anviksha Patel 3y Anviksha Patel 3y Training Providers Exclusive Babington CEO steps down Boss of huge training provider leaves due to ‘personal reasons’ Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Sponsored post Sponsored Seismic changes to post-16 qualifications landscape Post-16 level 3 vocational qualifications in England are currently undergoing major reform. The post-16 education landscape from September 2025… OCR 3y OCR 3y Colleges, sixth forms Sixth form college delays closure after backlash from parents, union and MP Plans to close this academic year have been pushed back to July 2024 after leaders admit they ‘got it… Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Training Providers Exclusive Rail provider terminated amid combined authority funding dispute GNR Training and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority in dispute over contract payments Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships, Long read Investigation 1 in 10 established apprenticeships fail to recruit a single apprentice Employers speak out about “risk averse” training providers and “complex processes” preventing apprenticeship recruitment Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y News People pay billions more for training than employers and government, research claims Time to Learn report proposes fresh action to encourage learning Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 842 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Exclusive 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
