Skills reform Do we need LEPs after all? Local enterprise partnerships explain what may be lost on the local skills front if LEPs are defunded Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Ofsted, UTCs Ofsted reports discomfort at ‘blurred boundaries’ between UTC learners and staff Inspectors drop ‘outstanding’ UTC Reading to ‘inadequate’ in new report Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y News Exclusive Ministers lift ban on skills bootcamps for Restart participants DfE and DWP confirm Restart participants can do skills bootcamps from April Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Skills reform Students ‘disempowered’ as ministers dig in over BTEC defunding Letter from skills minister to college chiefs confirms no delay of defunding timeline Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships, Skills reform DfE scraps apprentice cap for small businesses Skills Minister Robert Halfon says small businesses can recruit as many apprentices as they need from April Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Ofsted Nottingham provider ‘taken by surprise’ over Ofsted ‘inadequate’ report Provider says Ofsted’s report ‘doesn’t reflect feedback’ on site Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships Apprenticeship achievements drop leaves most providers in scope for intervention Over half of training providers “need improvement” or “at risk” as overall achievement rates fall Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Colleges, Staff Low pay and high turnover of college teachers uncovered New findings from the Institute for Fiscal Studies lifts the lid on just how bad teacher pay and turnover… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Ofsted Catholic sixth form college retains ‘outstanding’ after 14-year Ofsted respite ‘The outcome is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our wonderful staff, students and wider community’ Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Mental Health College student suicide risk on the rise, ‘stark’ report reveals AoC mental health survey finds 95 per cent of colleges reporting increase in mental health disclosures Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges Unions submit 15% college pay demand to AoC Negotiations to begin on April 19 over unions’ 15 per cent pay request Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y AI ChatGPT: Consider reviewing homework polices, DfE tells colleges The government has set out its stance on the use of generative AI in education Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Newer 1 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 842 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
