Ofsted ‘Even if Ofsted didn’t exist, I don’t think we’d do things differently’ FE Week finds out how Exeter College stays ‘outstanding’ Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Colleges College seeks to join university…but not as a traditional merger partner Midlands college and university begin talks to form an FE company within the university group Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships, Skills reform ‘Shorter type’ of apprenticeship for over-50s eyed by chancellor in economic growth plans Jeremy Hunt plans talks with education secretary on over 50s in apprenticeships Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships Provider’s contract terminated after another failed legal battle ‘We hope that through collective power policy will change’, says owners Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Skills reform, Young people Exclusive Ministers accused of level 3 backtrack More than half of reformed AGQs will be scrapped by government edict, new analysis reveals Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Skills reform, Training Providers, Young people Treasury recoups £230m in unspent traineeships cash in last two years Just a third of the budget was spent between 2020 and 2022 Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Adult education Demand doubles for free courses for jobs Adult education statistics also show increases in level 4+ and ESOL courses, but further declines at levels 2 and… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Apprenticeships, Training Providers, Young people Apprenticeship starts fall 6% in first quarter of 2022/23 New data also provides further evidence as to why the government decided to scrap traineeships Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges, Skills reform DfE offers colleges ‘reassurance’ over at risk capital projects A ‘possible’ DfE-backed loans scheme for colleges is being explored Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Ofsted First college to retain ‘outstanding’ grade under Ofsted’s enhanced inspections Top grades awarded overall and for contribution to skills needs Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Long read, Young people Investigation The pioneering college brave enough to tackle suicide issues head on Cuts to local youth and mental services means that for many young people, their college is the only place… Jessica Hill 3y Jessica Hill 3y Young people Further changes planned for health and science T Level after IfATE probe Institute says science content was too high in the health pathway while highlighting inconsistencies in occupational specialisms Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 851 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
