Politics Austerity 2.0: Hunt warns of spending cuts Chancellor says ‘all departments’ will need to find savings, and ‘some areas of spending will need to be cut’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Feature, News Investigation A silencing sector? Non-disclosure agreements and media policies in FE Everyone gets why non-disclosure agreements and strict media engagement rules are used in colleges. But concerns are growing that… Jess Staufenberg 3y Jess Staufenberg 3y UTCs NHS targets UTCs for ‘digital health’ skills shortfall The NHS estimates 30,000 ‘digital health’ professionals will be needed by 2030 Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Training Providers LifeSkills goes into administration after DfE finds ‘data irregularities’ Almost 500 students and 80 staff impacted Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Awarding ‘Difficult to swallow’: Leaders criticise exam fee hikes of up to 17% Exam boards will earn several million pounds more from schools and colleges – but say they have to cover… Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Qualifications, Skills reform Revealed: 1 in 3 at risk BTECs saved from the chop DfE publishes ‘final’ list of level 3 quals that overlap with first ten T Levels Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News OfS touts tough registration rules on sexual harassment HE regulator plans to consult on a new condition of registration early next year Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Colleges Third college to go through FE insolvency regime owes £8m The country’s smallest sixth form college has been forced to close Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships Exclusive DfE forced to finally reveal true amount of apprenticeship funding returned to Treasury Over £2bn surrendered since the launch of the levy in 2017 to 2021 Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships Apprenticeship starts for young people grow the most in full-year 2021/22 figures But overall starts are still 11% down on pre-pandemic levels Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Results 2022 BTEC and CTEC result delays scrutinised by MPs: 6 things we learned Officials grilled on scale of the delays, the impact on learners and the action being taken to ensure the… Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Ofqual, T Levels T Level exams issues could be more widespread than first thought, Ofqual reveals Ofqual raises concerns over core papers in education and childcare T Level as well as health and science Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 832 Older Must read 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 2d Anviksha Patel 2d 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
