Long read, Young people Investigation Red tape and cost pressures leave firms struggling to offer T Level work placements Work placements are the most critical element of a T Level qualification, but employers are put off from offering… Jessica Hill 3y Jessica Hill 3y Adult education, Skills reform Lifelong loan entitlement: Maintenance loans in and ELQ rule out Students studying higher level courses under the lifelong loan scheme will have access to maintenance loans following years of… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Colleges Leaders at large Norwich college ‘very disappointed’ as staff vote to strike Union says pay offer of up to 5.1 per cent is a ‘huge real terms pay cut’ Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Sponsored post Sponsored SkillBuild 2023 – why you should enter your learners as huge demand for construction skills remain The largest and longest-running construction skills competition in the UK returns, with registration now open for SkillBuild 2023.. The… Construction Industry Training Board 3y Construction Industry Training Board 3y News Limb to chair relaunched Lifelong Education Institute The current chair, former minister Chris Skidmore MP, is standing down at the end of the month to focus… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Politics Keegan snubs ASCL conference as schools pay stalemate continues Education secretary will miss the Birmingham event because she hopes to be in school pay talks, union reveals Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Apprenticeships Second chance for firms that failed to join flexi-job apprenticeship register DfE confirms new sustainabilit6y assessment will be used to re-assess failed bids in last application window Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y News Taxpayers’ £10m hit over ‘careers queen’s’ bust empire ESFA funds cannot be recovered, say liquidators Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships, Ofsted ‘Stunned’ businessman vows to walk away from FE after ‘inadequate’ verdict ‘The sector is run as an autocracy’ Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Awarding Sign language learners affected as ‘ground-breaking’ awarding body to close Up to 150 learners could be affected by closure of Institute for British Sign Language at the end of… Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Inclusion SEND improvement plan ‘offers no solutions’ to post-16 problems Government finally sets out its next steps for SEND review launched over three years ago Shane Chowen 3y Samantha Booth and Shane Chowen 3y Apprenticeships, Politics Double tax on employers to boost training, says former education minister Lord Jo Johnson said a reformed apprenticeships and skills levy was “the only game in town” to increase spending… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Newer 1 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 848 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
