Skills reform, T Levels Ofqual proposes stricter controls on BTECs that survive qualifications cull Regulators have unveiled plans for more “rigorous” controls over the BTECs and other post-16 qualifications which survive a planned… FE Week Reporter 3y FE Week Reporter 3y News WorldSkills UK announces winners of equity, diversity and inclusion awards Winners included an electronics engineer who spent lockdown designing science packs for school children Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y Higher education, Lifelong Learning, Skills reform Lifelong learning loans consultation finally launched A long-awaited consultation on the government’s flagship lifelong learning scheme points to limitations and restrictions. Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y News Ministers scrap plans for post-qualification admissions DfE says support for shake-up of university admissions was ‘not strong enough’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Higher education, Lifelong Learning, Skills reform ‘Get on with it’ – government unveils lifelong learning plans Long-awaited plans for lifelong learning loans have been revealed as part of the government’s higher education funding reforms. Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Higher education ‘Ladder-up not levelling-up’: DfE urged to rethink student loan grade threshold plan Ministers are considering blocking pupils without certain grades from getting student finance Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y News AELP chair stands down after 18 years AELP’s chief executive thanked Dunford for his “relentless commitment” to the organisation Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y Skills reform Skills bill clears the commons The bill passed its remaining stages last night Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Covid-19 Weekly Covid testing for most students and staff ditched from today Boris Johnson outlines plan for ‘living with Covid-19’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y FE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast: The great pay divide Are staff struggling to make ends meet? Are they on unstable contracts? In the first of a new investigative… Jess Staufenberg 3y The FE Week Podcast 3y News Make colleges ‘jointly responsible’ for local skills improvement plans, principals tell Zahawi Leaders write to Zahawi calling for a strengthened role in the new policy Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Storm Eunice: Colleges close across south England The Met Office warned of flying debris resulting in danger to life Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y Newer 1 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 807 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read 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 6h Jessica Hill 6h Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Next 3 stories Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
