Qualifications, Skills reform Revealed: 1 in 3 at risk BTECs saved from the chop DfE publishes ‘final’ list of level 3 quals that overlap with first ten T Levels Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Higher education OfS touts tough registration rules on sexual harassment HE regulator plans to consult on a new condition of registration early next year Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Colleges Third college to go through FE insolvency regime owes £8m The country’s smallest sixth form college has been forced to close Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships Exclusive DfE forced to finally reveal true amount of apprenticeship funding returned to Treasury Over £2bn surrendered since the launch of the levy in 2017 to 2021 Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships Apprenticeship starts for young people grow the most in full-year 2021/22 figures But overall starts are still 11% down on pre-pandemic levels Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Results 2022 BTEC and CTEC result delays scrutinised by MPs: 6 things we learned Officials grilled on scale of the delays, the impact on learners and the action being taken to ensure the… Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Ofqual, T Levels T Level exams issues could be more widespread than first thought, Ofqual reveals Ofqual raises concerns over core papers in education and childcare T Level as well as health and science Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Industrial action NEU will ballot sixth form college teachers as 85% back strike ‘In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, [they] are not prepared to see their income fall further’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Apprenticeships, Ofsted, Training Providers Provider censured after sexual harassment reports from construction apprentices Prime failed to oversee safeguarding at subcontractor Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y WorldSkills WorldSkills 2022: Team UK win bronze in Industry 4.0 The first finals of this year’s WorldSkills competition have taken place – and the UK is already on the… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Ofsted Top Ofsted marks for online adult education provider Over 350 adults mostly from disadvantaged backgrounds are supported Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges, DfE DfE drive to improve FE governance and staff retention Early notices for contracts worth over £10 million have been published for mentoring and governance commitments Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 817 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4w Jessica Hill 4w Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo