News South-west triumphs as AoC Sport National Championships returns after 2-year absence ‘There were tears from the coaches. It’s great to see the joy in the faces of the students’ Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y News Missed opportunity: flagship edtech scheme ends after 2 years The programme was a key plank of the government’s 2019 edtech strategy Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Ofsted St John Ambulance faces apprentice recruitment suspension Ofsted found ‘insufficient’ progress at the country’s best-known first aid training charity Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y T Levels Employers losing interesting in T Levels, survey reveals 5,000 employers were quizzed about their interest in offering T Level placements, apprenticeships and traineeships. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Ofsted Auditing apprentice pay will not be part of routine inspections, Ofsted promises Compliance will only be looked at in ‘limited circumstances’ Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News DfE begs Education and Training Foundation to return up to £7.5m The charity earned a huge, unexpected surplus on a T Levels contract Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Skills reform Delivery challenges ahead as skills bill finally gains royal assent New laws will bring in an official list of post-16 skills providers and rules for increased apprenticeships guidance in… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Apprenticeships Small employer apprenticeship starts rise for first time in 5 years But the numbers are still way off pre-pandemic and levy reform levels Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y SEND SEND review consultation may be extended as accessible versions delayed BSL and easy-read versions of the green paper were promised almost a month ago Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y Qualifications Post-16 qualifications inquiry: 5 interesting things we learned from former education ministers Witnesses were quizzed on degree apprenticeships, BTECs and getting the policy balance right between vocational and academic education Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y News IfS: 1 in 4 poorer pupils could lose out under proposed student loan grade thresholds Around 1 in 10 recent education undergrads would also have been excluded, think tank warns Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Ofsted Ofsted to review how it inspects FE and skills, new strategy states In its new five-year strategy, Ofsted says it will inspect every college to check it’s meeting skills needs. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Newer 1 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 832 Older Must read 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 2d Anviksha Patel 2d 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
