Politics Exclusive Labour pledges to pause and review BTECs cull Party would not defund any AGQs under the current timeline if it wins the next general election Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Young people More research needed into GCSE resit teaching methods, charity says No robust evidence base for post-16 English and maths teaching, EEF concludes Anviksha Patel 3y Anviksha Patel 3y Politics Starmer wants education to shatter the ‘class ceiling’ Labour leader to focus on inequality in major education speech Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Adult education, Training Providers Exclusive National AEB tender winners 2023 revealed 55 training providers awarded share of £75m pot Shane Chowen 3y Anviksha Patel and Shane Chowen 3y Training Providers Exclusive Lifetime Training CEO next in line for the chop Jon Graham to be replaced by turnaround specialist Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Adult education Winners of the 2023 Festival of Learning awards announced The awards honour and celebrate moving stories from learners, tutors, employers and providers Anviksha Patel 3y Anviksha Patel 3y Young people MPs blast DfE for refusing to pause BTEC cutback Education select committee ‘disappointed’ with government response Joshua Stein 3y Joshua Stein 3y Colleges MPs call for mandatory sex education in colleges Young college students are being left ‘under supported’ in RSHE as they approach adulthood, report claims Joshua Stein 3y Joshua Stein 3y Apprenticeships, Long read A break with tradition: the crafts fighting for survival The biggest losers in the government’s mission to boost apprenticeships are traditional crafts for whom the term “apprenticeship” was… Jessica Hill 3y Jessica Hill 3y Colleges, Skills reform AoC calls on next government to create ‘one tertiary system’ Association also wants apprenticeships for new job starters only and a pause to level 3 reforms Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Ofsted Adult education giant returns to top Ofsted rating Inspectors said City Lit fostered ‘exceptionally well-motivated’ students Anviksha Patel 3y Anviksha Patel 3y Colleges, Students Cost-of-living crisis driving up domestic abuse and criminal exploitation of college students The number of ‘at risk’ college students is higher than ever, MPs have said Joshua Stein 3y Joshua Stein 3y Newer 1 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 2d Josh Mellor 2d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
