Inclusion Just 1 in 4 SEND students in work a year after supported internship ends Providers say support must continue as learners move into paid work Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges FE Commissioner warns of college solvency risk and the danger of reclassification Shelagh Legrave also reflects on the ‘positivity’ of her first year in post Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Adult education Exclusive Large HGV training provider goes bust blaming inadequate funding Over 100 staff and 2,000 learners, mostly on bootcamps, affected Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Politics, Skills reform Autumn statement: silence on skills funding ‘criminal’ Jeremy Hunt announced billions for schools but no extra funding for further education or skills in his autumn statement… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Apprenticeships, Politics Autumn statement: Apprentice minimum wage to rise to £5.28 an hour The 9.7% rise will take effect from April 2023 Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Politics Ex-minister Robin Walker elected as education committee chair The former schools minister received 228 votes from MPs after Robert Halfon returned to the Department for Education as… Amy Walker 3y Amy Walker 3y Politics, Skills reform Keegan: The 3 ‘gamechangers’ for FE Education secretary says local skills improvement plans ‘will work’, lauds IoTs and pleads for more teachers Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Politics Phillipson: Labour can’t commit to increasing FE funding rates Shadow education secretary says the economic situation needs to become clearer Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges Exclusive Colleges to retain reserves if reclassified A review to decide if colleges are part of the public sector is due to report by the end… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Colleges Sixth form college teachers vote for strike action Picket lines are planned from the end of November Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Feature, News UTC chief eyes new institutions and wants ‘sleeves’ in schools Baker Dearing Trust boss says things are looking up for the embattled colleges Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges ‘I feel very protected’: how the UK’s colleges welcomed students from Ukraine Colleges across the country have laid on more than just English language classes Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 854 Older Must read 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 2d Josh Mellor 2d 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
