Exams Swap ‘cliff-edge’ GCSEs for ‘test when ready’, says exams review Independent Assessment Commission says qualifications are ‘inequitable and unreliable’ FE Week Reporter 3y FE Week Reporter 3y Teaching Lifetime bans for teachers guilty of serious misconduct to be extended to FE Anyone involved in ‘teaching work’ in the post-16 sector could be in scope of teacher misconduct rules. Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Levelling Up Levelling up: Plans for ‘elite’ new sixth forms and skills ‘mission’ Education and skills policies from the much anticipated levelling up white paper will also include a new ‘future skills… Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Police won’t investigate DfE Christmas party, but Sue Gray findings withheld Party was allegedly instigated by Gavin Williamson to ‘thank staff’ and attended by Susan Acland-Hood Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y News First 11 FE research scholars named Topics include racial inequality, regional outcomes, culture and finance Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Sponsored post Sponsored The Importance of Digital Skills in Adult Education & Employment We discuss the value of digital skills in our communities and how these can be embedded into adult learning. Ascentis 3y Ascentis 3y Colleges College barber courses to run suicide prevention training ‘I’ve had people sit in my chair and tell me about everything… the affairs, the redundancies, the funerals. We… Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y Ofsted Rail provider considers Ofsted challenge after damning ‘inadequate’ report Ofsted found off-the-job training rules were being broken Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Stoke-on-Trent College announces former skills civil servant as new principal Lisa Capper replaces Denise Brown Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Skills reform DfE switches to individualised learner record for skills bootcamps amid dodgy data concerns There were reports of serious gaps in outcomes data under the previous system Will Nott 3y Will Nott 3y Traineeships Exclusive What a waste: sector exasperated as £65m for traineeships is handed back to Treasury Provider procurement delays to blame, says minister Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Adult education ‘Free courses for jobs’ initiative fails to boost enrolments Early signs are that the new free level three offer isn’t yet boosting demand for courses. Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Newer 1 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 812 Older Must read 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 5d Jessica Hill 5d 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
