Apprenticeships IfATE promises review of occupational standards Standards set for review include those where updates are “needed” to support emerging skills Joshua Stein 3y Joshua Stein 3y Colleges Exclusive Lawyers urge caution as colleges face £100,000 holiday pay ruling Some colleges warned the ruling had already had a “significant adverse impact” Joshua Stein 3y Joshua Stein 3y News ‘Astonishing’: Ofqual publishes VTQ entries for first time But the data is sparse compared to A-levels despite claims of ‘parity’ Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships Back in business: Employers renew case for level 2 business admin Employers threaten to launch petition if officials continue to reject apprenticeship proposal Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges, Higher education College group becomes first FE institution with permanent degree powers The Office for Students deemed NCG worthy to award bachelors and masters degrees indefinitely this month Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Inclusion Council rapped for failing to meet student’s SEND transport costs Expert warns ‘most local authorities are trying to cut costs’ through post-16 SEND transport Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Adult education, Colleges ESFA to run special AEB allocations review for colleges Reduced funding given to providers who underperformed the most during Covid Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Teaching ChatGPT: Keegan launches call for evidence on AI in education Ministers also announced a new taskforce to look at what digital skills are needed for the future Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Long read, Skills reform Destination defund: the fight to save travel and tourism courses High-profile workforce shortages in the travel industry haven’t stopped the government’s plans to defund rafts of popular courses. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3y Jessica Hill 3y Ofsted How Ofsted’s proposed new complaints process will work No more internal reviews, a direct line to a senior inspector and new complaint routes put forward Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Colleges Reclassification among reasons for considerably delayed college accounts Annual financial statements should be published by January 31, but several are still yet to surface Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Politics Former skills minister Andrea Jenkyns to be made a dame Jenkyns was only skills minister for three months, but is to receive the gong in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Newer 1 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 851 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
