Apprenticeships Pair of Swiss-owned training providers suddenly close Thousands of apprentices affected as Woodspeen Training and Jarvis Training Management announce insolvency Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Colleges New ‘school profiles’ to be explored for colleges DfE will pilot the ‘one-stop shop’ tool this year Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo EuroSkills 2025 EuroSkills 2025: Competition opened by WorldSkills UK chief EuroSkills champions carry the ‘promise of Europe’s future’ amid climate crisis and changing technologies Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Ofsted Long read Ofsted overhaul: What you need to know about new-style inspections More grades and more data – Ofsted’s report cards confirmed FE Week Reporter 4mo FE Week Reporter 4mo Ofsted Ofsted tweaks colour-coded scale and FE graded areas But unions criticise ‘minor and cosmetic’ report card changes while an independent review warns ‘stress’ and ‘high stakes’ won’t… Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Colleges Five defence technical excellence colleges to open by 2026 A package of defence initiatives also includes an apprenticeship clearing system and skills passports Josh Mellor 4mo Josh Mellor 4mo Politics Reshuffle: 15 facts about new education ministers Three MPs from the class of ’24 have joined the education ministerial team – here’s what you need to… FE Week Reporter 4mo FE Week Reporter 4mo Colleges Colleges reclaim £2.8m ahead of landmark VAT case The outcome of an appeal case next year could cost colleges millions Josh Mellor 4mo Josh Mellor 4mo Colleges Don’t return to ‘punitive’ intervention, colleges tell new FE Commissioner Reformed Ofsted inspections, college staff shortages and a new post-16 strategy face the new FE Commissioner Ellen Thinnesen Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Politics Reshuffle: Two-bosses Smith stays on skills McKinnell, Daby and Morgan out, Gould, Bailey and MacAlister in Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo EuroSkills 2025 Team UK on the start line for EuroSkills 2025 19 students and apprentices will compete in the European finals next week Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Politics Reshuffle: Skills brief to move out of DfE New ‘growth department’ expected to be created following Keir Starmer’s reshuffle Billy Camden 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Newer 1 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 840 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
