Colleges Bite-size finance guides issued for colleges following reclassification Colleges given guidance on senior pay controls, write-offs and severance payments following reclassification Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Ofsted chief calls for reversal of declining early years apprenticeships Amanda Spielman warns that using apprentices to replace experienced early years practitioners isn’t fair to learners or children Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y WorldSkills WorldSkills UK chief steps down after seven years Dr Neil Bentley-Gockmann announces plans to step down in May to head up Whitehall & Industry Group Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Adult education, Skills reform Revealed: ‘Significant’ funding rate increase for some adult education courses ESFA-funded ‘priority’ subjects receive uplifts but it’s not good news for functional skills English and maths Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y 16-19, Politics Former education ministers slam DfE’s level 3 qualifications cull Lords fear reforms will have a ‘disastrous’ impact on social mobility, economic growth and public services Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Ofsted ‘Even if Ofsted didn’t exist, I don’t think we’d do things differently’ FE Week finds out how Exeter College stays ‘outstanding’ Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Colleges College seeks to join university…but not as a traditional merger partner Midlands college and university begin talks to form an FE company within the university group Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships, Skills reform ‘Shorter type’ of apprenticeship for over-50s eyed by chancellor in economic growth plans Jeremy Hunt plans talks with education secretary on over 50s in apprenticeships Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships Provider’s contract terminated after another failed legal battle ‘We hope that through collective power policy will change’, says owners Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y level 3, Qualifications, Skills reform, T Levels Exclusive Ministers accused of level 3 backtrack More than half of reformed AGQs will be scrapped by government edict, new analysis reveals Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Skills reform, Traineeships Treasury recoups £230m in unspent traineeships cash in last two years Just a third of the budget was spent between 2020 and 2022 Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Adult education Demand doubles for free courses for jobs Adult education statistics also show increases in level 4+ and ESOL courses, but further declines at levels 2 and… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Newer 1 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
