News Vocational training sector mourns loss of ‘inspirational’ Steve Lawrence Tributes paid to EEVT founder hailed as a ‘committed advocate’ for the sector Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y News Principal and social mobility tsar to move colleges Alun Francis will replace Bev Robinson at the helm of Blackpool and The Fylde College, it has been announced… Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Sponsored post Sponsored Mathematical Modeling in High School: How It Begins and Where It Can Go For most secondary students, interaction with mathematics involves progression through the standard math curriculum — typically the higher-level sections… M3 Challenge 3y M3 Challenge 3y Politics, Staff DfE and Ofsted staff to hold one-day strike It follows votes in favour of industrial action over pay, pensions, jobs and redundancy terms last year Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Qualifications, T Levels Approval process for T Level alternatives finally revealed Alternatives to T Levels will be available, the government insists, but will first need to pass a complex approvals… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y T Levels DfE will now allow working from home in some T Level placements A fifth of hours can be delivered remotely in certain subjects Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships DfE adds 16 organisations to register of flexi-job apprenticeship agencies His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service is among the new names added to the register Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y News Colleges with high energy bills will get discount under reduced scheme New ‘Energy Bills Discount Scheme’ will run until March 31 next year John Dickens 3y John Dickens and Tom Belger 3y 16-19 16-19 base rate to rise by just 2.2% from August 2023 Colleges to receive an extra £100 per head in next academic year Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Sponsored post Sponsored CPD drives students’ skills and aspirations in college and at work Does CPD really lead to benefits on the ‘front line’? WorldSkills UK 3y WorldSkills UK 3y News DfE plans £6.5m upgrade of Sheffield office Department says work will ‘modernise and refresh the office, increase capacity, and address building condition’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Apprenticeships Monopoly fears over plans to bring EPAs and professional qualifications together Warnings issued that smaller EPAOs may be forced out of the market. Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 839 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
