Adult education Dismay as AEB funding boost excludes key skills shortages – and women The Department for Education has defended its decision to exclude key skills shortage areas from in-year AEB funding increases Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Young people Exclusive Blame game over T Level delay ‘Frustrated’ college chiefs hit out at last-minute announcement Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Adult education Exclusive Skills bootcamps struggle to attract learners as devolved areas lower sights Combined authorities report competition with national procurement on wave three skills bootcamps Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Ofsted Watchdog cites loud music and vaping as Surrey college downgraded East Surrey College handed ‘requires improvement’ rating over apprenticeships and behaviour and attitudes Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges College finally signs subcontracting scandal repayment plan But leaders are keeping the details under wraps Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Young people ‘Lower than expected’: T Levels attract 10,200 new students in 2022 New DfE data indicates 10,000 starts in 2022 but AoC says some colleges have struggled to attract learners Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y News Keegan resists calls to rethink BTEC defunding plan Leaders warn it ‘makes absolutely no sense’ to press on with axing existing level 3s. Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships, Politics Ex-DfE ministers call for ‘apprenticeship levy 2.0’ Familiar faces Greening and Milton, who were education ministers when the apprenticeship levy launched in 2017, have joined calls… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Young people Exclusive Keegan delays launch of new 2023 T Levels Quality concerns have been found in 4 of the courses due to be rolled out from September Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships Only current degree apprenticeship providers will get slice of £8m expansion fund Allocations for 102 unis and colleges have been revealed today Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y FE workforce DfE hikes FE teacher training bursaries But stricter eligibility criteria is now in place and caps have been introduced Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Revealed: 63 providers win slice of £32m higher technical skills injection fund Cash to be used on equipment, resources and upskilling in delivering higher technical qualifications Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
