News ‘Voluntary exit’ scheme launched as DfE seeks to lose 10% of staff Staff without ‘skills the department needs for the future’ to be offered three weeks’s salary per year of service… Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Colleges, Politics, Skills reform No plans for new ‘elite’ technical colleges, skills minister suggests Robert Halfon says PM refers to existing Institutes of Technology in education plans Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Politics Meet the ministers: Who’s who in Rishi Sunak’s first DfE lineup Ministerial responsibilities at the DfE have finally been announced Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Covid fraud hit £5m and 6 more ESFA accounts findings High profile Covid measures, like the apprenticeship incentive payments, were flagged as a high risk for fraud Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen and Samantha Booth 3y Ofsted Ofsted hands rare ‘inadequate’ grade to county council Bedford Borough Council becomes second local authority to currently hold the lowest possible grade Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Sponsored post Sponsored 5 free teacher training opportunities from UK Parliament and how they can broaden your teaching skill set Teacher training opportunities that are perfect for those preparing to teach politics or looking for fresh ideas to create… UK Parliament 3y UK Parliament 3y Adult education Regional and social class divides in adult learning put ‘levelling up’ plans at risk, LWI warns Gap widens for adult learning between highest and lowest performing regions in the UK Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y News DfE reprimanded after student data used by gambling firms – but avoids £10m fine ICO slams ‘woeful’ data protection practices Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Apprenticeships, Devolution Liverpool City Region targets over 50s for apprenticeships Combined authority says it could help those who have been made redundant, the unemployed and career changers Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y WorldSkills UK hosts special WorldSkills competition this week Competitors visit ex coal mine and Welsh villages ahead of competitions Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted faces another legal challenge over lack of Covid consideration UKTD is the third provider recently to complain Ofsted hasn’t considered the impact of Covid. Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Training Providers New ESFA chief plans financial handbook ‘bible’ for ITPs ESFA’s new chief says he wants to improve partnership working between the agency and the sector Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 839 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