16-19 ESFA ups childcare cash for young parents as demand falls Care to Learn allocations rise by £20 per week but data indicates falling demand for subsidies Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Multiply, Skills reform DfE puts Multiply online platform on ice DfE says the platform is under review while it considers the right offer for learners Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges DfE opens applications for colleges capital loans Loans are available for college capital projects originally planning private sector borrowing prior to reclassification Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Adult education, Long read Investigation Multiply – The maths scheme that doesn’t yet add up The flagship Multiply programme, aimed at adults with poor numeracy skills, is failing to attract learners, reports Jessica Hill…. Jessica Hill 3y Jessica Hill 3y 16-19, English and maths ‘Groundbreaking’ progress for GCSE maths resit students in pilot, researchers claim Study says students make one month of additional progress on intervention programme Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Assessment, Awarding Penalties soar for taking devices into exams Ofqual figures indicate four times as many penalties for VTQ exams in 2022 than the previous year Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges Lecturer awarded £90k after three years of ‘turmoil’ following unfair dismissal Employment tribunal finds college discriminated against lecturer’s disability in redundancy process Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y 16-19, Skills reform Exclusive Experts and minister hail ‘flying start’ as recruitment stats for IoTs revealed ‘This could prove very attractive in many localities’ Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News 30 days of strikes at London college as toxic battle rages ‘Extremely damaging’ action hits students during exam season Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Think tank reveals plan to cut chatbot cheating Report also recommends the extended project qualification should become compulsory Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Colleges, Staff AoC refuses to make college pay proposal Membership body says any recommendation currently will be ‘an insult to the hard-working staff’ Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y level 2, Qualifications Approval process for future level 2 qualifications unveiled The government’s new “employer-led” approval process for level 2 qualifications to be taught from 2025 has been published Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Newer 1 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
