News Flex on UKSPF skills funding ‘welcome’ but timing questioned Levelling Up department allows use of UKSPF skills funding to be used from April 2023 instead of April 2024 Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y News DfE’s transgender guidance will include colleges Long-awaited draft guidance will be released and consulted on ‘later in the spring’ Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Long read Exclusive College group offloads MAT amid compliance review Multiple internal and external investigations and a complete relationship breakdown contribute to sponsor change Jessica Hill 3y Jessica Hill 3y Adult education, Skills reform Exclusive HGV driver hopefuls left in the dark as DfE ends bootcamp contract Learners waited a year for training due to dispute over financially ‘unviable’ flagship scheme Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y WorldSkills New WorldSkills UK trustees want ‘world-class skills boosts’ Four new WorldSkills UK board members will be ‘strong advocates’ for education and skills Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Prison education MPs and peers call for prison education to be brought into public ownership Lords debate and parliamentary motion hears calls for standardised curricula and qualifications Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges College apologises as ‘emergency repairs’ force move to online learning College confirms campus to remain closed until the end of term as arrangements for exams to be made Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Ofsted Safeguarding and subcontractor oversight issues drag ‘good’ provider down to ‘inadequate’ STEGTA confirms it will not appeal overall grade 4 rating despite achieving ‘good’ grades in most areas Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Ofsted Provider to over 500 learners shuts centres after ‘inadequate’ Ofsted Aspire-Igen Group revamps provision after grade 4 inspection result Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges, Long read, Students Investigation Demand for student support soars as the cost of living crisis bites Josh was a talented bricklaying student with dreams of running his own building firm. Then his mother lost one… Jessica Hill 3y Jessica Hill 3y Young people Ofqual plans changes to T Level assessments Proposals suggest students can sit core exams and employer set project in different assessment periods Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Labour pledges review of functional skills rules The Labour shadow skills minister says he agrees with training providers’ concerns about the current English and maths requirements… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Newer 1 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 851 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
