Colleges

Colleges celebrate alumni in England Women’s Euro 2022 squad ahead of final

Some of the England women’s Euro 2022 team studied at colleges, who have praised their achievements during the tournament

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
News

DfE opens £32m injection fund bids for higher technical qualifications

The DfE aims to boost take-up of level 4 and 5 higher technical qualification courses.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges

Strike threat cancelled after Merseyside college ups staff pay offer from 1% to 9.8%

Hugh Baird College secures 9.8 per cent pay rise after vote to strike last month.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Awarding

Unions threaten results day disruption as AQA staff plan three-day strike

Some AQA staff will strike over pay later this month, but the exam board said claims of results day…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Anglia Ruskin University apprenticeships ‘require improvement’, Ofsted says

Anglia Ruskin University has more than 2,000 apprentices on higher level programmes.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Adult education

Free courses for jobs: seven findings from early analysis of the scheme

An analysis of the first eight months of the free courses for jobs scheme has found three quarters of…

Jason Noble
Jason Noble


Apprenticeships

Calls renewed for apprenticeship incentive payments as data shows ‘rebalance’ towards young people

Three quarters of the 195,000 apprentices under the government’s incentive scheme were aged 16-24.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Adult education, Skills reform

Next step in adult education funding overhaul

Over a year after plans were first proposed, DfE has released more detail on reforming adult education funding and…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
T Levels

Ungraded and ‘requires improvement’ providers can deliver more T Levels sooner

Updated guidance makes ‘requires improvement’ and ungraded providers eligible to deliver more T Levels from September 2023.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

‘Big win’ for providers as ESFA unveils new apprenticeship funding rules

Achievement rates are expected to improve as a result of the changes

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Supreme Court holiday pay ruling could ‘open the floodgates’ for claims

Music teacher’s holiday pay victory will have big ramifications for education employers using permanent term-time-only contracts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Skills reform

DfE updates incorrect level 3 review impact assessment

Potential scale of the impact of the reforms has now changed

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, 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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release

‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden