Prison education

Government steps up plans to improve prisoners’ literacy skills

Government launches reading app pilot and contract for literacy schemes

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Adult education

Pilot targeting UC claimants scales back target numbers

Industry leavers and Covid-19 disruption has hampered progress on health and care pilot

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
WorldSkills

WorldSkills: ‘Phenomenal’ performance puts UK back into top 10

WorldSkills 2022 special edition has concluded after six weeks of intense skill competitions taking place all over the world….

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen and Tallulah Taylor
Ofsted

Leadership and management provider hit with Ofsted ‘inadequate’ for recruiting ‘without integrity’

‘It just feels the cards are stacked against us’, says director as firm exits the market

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Cornwall secures adult education and skills powers in £360m devolution deal

Mayoral county deal will see devolution of AEB by 2025

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Sponsored post

Supporting delivery of Sustainability Education to meet future skill demands

In the midst of this climate-critical decade, how can educators incorporate sustainability within education?

Pearson
Pearson


Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship underspend shrinks to £11m in 2021/22

Fresh fears have been raised over future budget overspends

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships

Providers fail in high court to stop ‘draconian’ contract termination

Two providers argued it was ‘unreasonable’ for ESFA to end contracts based on disputed Ofsted reports

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Sixth form college staff walk out in strike over pay

Union leader warns disruption could be repeated on a greater scale next year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Colleges, Ofsted

Ofsted gives first ‘limited’ rating to college for meeting skills contribution

Strode College is among the first in the country to be inspected with the new enhanced framework

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
FE workforce, Long read

Focus feature: Green FE teacher shortages could hold back net zero

Research and reports on green skills shortages are not in short supply – but the people needed to teach…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
News

Plan B guidance for 2023 exams confirmed

Schools and colleges sound workload warnings over contingency plans for next summer’s GCSEs and A-levels

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth

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Awarding

Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud

Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel