News King’s Birthday Honours: Who received what in FE & skills? More than a dozen leaders named in the honours list, including one CBE, three OBEs, seven MBEs and three… Joshua Stein 3y Joshua Stein 3y News Students call for wiser use of money in online exhibition The annual exhibition features art from students in the UK and Sweden Joshua Stein 3y Joshua Stein 3y 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 Newer 1 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 854 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
