UTCs

DfE signs off on £1m UTC contract after termination notice

Expansion plans to continue at University Collegiate School despite warning notice

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
News

Duplication error sees large apprenticeship firm missing from QARs

Several other big providers included in official performance tables experienced similar problems

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Emergency funding review set to pass planned end date – again

Latest ‘shocking’ delay blamed on ‘excessive bureaucracy and indecision’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Another Saudi college venture ends

But questions hang over whether millions in tax will need to be repaid

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
16-19, Qualifications

Keep BTECs until T Levels have stood the test of time, MPs demand

Education committee says current withdrawal of applied generals will constrict student choice

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships

DfE issues final call for flexi-job apprenticeship agencies

Department confirms ‘no plans’ to open another application window after May 31

Jason Noble
Jason Noble


Ofsted

English Football League apprenticeship provider nets top Ofsted marks again

Large provider given ‘outstanding’ rating 11 years after securing the top rating

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
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
Jason Noble
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
Jason Noble
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
Jason Noble
Adult education, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
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
Jason Noble

Must read

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
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