Adult education, Long read Investigation Multiply – The maths scheme that doesn’t yet add up The flagship Multiply programme, aimed at adults with poor numeracy skills, is failing to attract learners, reports Jessica Hill…. Jessica Hill 3y Jessica Hill 3y Young people ‘Groundbreaking’ progress for GCSE maths resit students in pilot, researchers claim Study says students make one month of additional progress on intervention programme Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Assessment, Awarding Penalties soar for taking devices into exams Ofqual figures indicate four times as many penalties for VTQ exams in 2022 than the previous year Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges Lecturer awarded £90k after three years of ‘turmoil’ following unfair dismissal Employment tribunal finds college discriminated against lecturer’s disability in redundancy process Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Skills reform, Young people Exclusive Experts and minister hail ‘flying start’ as recruitment stats for IoTs revealed ‘This could prove very attractive in many localities’ Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News 30 days of strikes at London college as toxic battle rages ‘Extremely damaging’ action hits students during exam season Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Think tank reveals plan to cut chatbot cheating Report also recommends the extended project qualification should become compulsory Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Colleges, FE workforce AoC refuses to make college pay proposal Membership body says any recommendation currently will be ‘an insult to the hard-working staff’ Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Adult education, Awarding, Young people Approval process for future level 2 qualifications unveiled The government’s new “employer-led” approval process for level 2 qualifications to be taught from 2025 has been published Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y FE workforce, Ofsted Ofsted inspectors and senior DfE officials to ballot for strike action FDA union announces first national strike ballot over pay in over 40 years Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Colleges, Young people One-year cash settlement for advanced maths premium amid policy changes ESFA confirms extra funding for providers losing £20,000 or more in premium funding for one year only Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Ofsted University-run apprenticeship provider hit with Ofsted ‘inadequate’ University of Bolton makes one of its deans new chief executive for its apprenticeship provider business Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 854 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
