Skills reform

Transparency concerns build over level 3 review ‘independent assessors’

Names of the 6 experts revealed but questions over their experience and evidence base remain

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Three apprenticeship providers slammed for off-the-job shortcomings

Three private training providers have been slammed by Ofsted over the past week for failing to meet apprenticeship off-the-job…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Young people

Minister claims 90% of first-wave T Level students secured work placements

Unpublished internal data at the Department for Education was referenced at education questions.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Politics

Junior ministers join new DfE team

New ministers have been appointed to fill vacancies left by a wave of resignations earlier this week.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Assessment

Changes to GCSE blamed for ‘crisis’ drop in A-level English exam entries

A-level English entries for 2022 are 35% lower than a decade ago.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
News

Pearson vying to keep a third of its BTEC level 3 courses under threat

The deadline for awarding bodies to appeal is July 8

Jason Noble
Jason Noble


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Further Education Colleges are getting creative to fund Mental Health for students

The mental health of students is a significant concern for further education settings. Around one in five 17- to…

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Apprenticeships

Frustration as ESFA’s course directory crashes and delays crucial apprenticeship provider updates

Providers have been blocked from updating their apprenticeship offer to prospective employers for a month after the Education and…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

New list of approved training providers put on ice 

‘The sector hardly needs yet another bureaucratic hoop to jump through’, says AELP

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
FE workforce

Seven in ten college staff ‘may quit’ due to low pay

New survey evidence from UCU reveals the impact low pay and rising costs of living are having on college…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics

James Cleverly: 12 facts about the latest education secretary

What do we know about the third education secretary in two days?

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Tom Belger
Politics

James Cleverly becomes third education secretary in two days

MP for Braintree succeeds Michelle Donelan, who left after 35 hours

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker

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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
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
News

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
Shane Chowen