News, Opinion 2022 review: The stories that made the headlines this year Exams blunders, ministerial roundabouts and financial fiascos: editor Shane Chowen rounds up 2022 and looks ahead at what’s to… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Adult education AEB funding rates to increase in West Midlands Adult education budget funding will increase by 10 per cent in the West Midlands to help providers with rising… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Students Barber to lead region’s social mobility taskforce Government advisor and college and university chiefs are among members for new commission Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Skills reform FE financial risks “de-escalated” says DfE Annual report and accounts says FE financial risks are still monitored however Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Skills reform New ‘simpler’ skills funding model delayed Changes to skills funding for adults and a new set of community learning objectives have been put back to… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Apprenticeships, Skills reform IfATE unveils plans to integrate professional qualifications with EPAs A 10-week consultation on proposals has been launched Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Sponsored post Sponsored Apprenticeships: The ticket to your dream career VTCT’s Business Development Manager for Apprenticeships, Jody Jones, tells you all you need to know about being an Apprentice VTCT 3y VTCT 3y Young people Pearson and OCR reports explain 2022 VTQ results delays Covid-19 adaptations and inexperienced exam officers were among the issues Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Young people Summer results delays affected nearly 21,000 students, Ofqual review finds Exams watchdog unveils five-point plan to avoid repeat of 2022 results delays Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Young people EPI warns of widening disadvantage gap for 16-19 learners Report prompts renewed calls for 16-19 pupil premium equivalent Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Awarding AQA takes over vocational awarding body TQUK Acquiring Training Qualifications UK will be a boost to AQA in the vocational awarding and apprenticeship end point… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Apprenticeships, Colleges Public Accounts Committee warns skills system is ‘failing to deliver’ Committee recommends review of apprenticeship levy among its findings Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 848 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
