Adult education, Devolution Controversy as Liverpool City Region hands adult education budget contracts to ‘out-of-area’ providers 16 providers won procured contracts in the Liverpool City Region’s latest AEB tender Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y T Levels Pre-T Level course flops in first year Just 1 in 7 students on the first transition programme progressed on to a full T Level Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Skills reform Who’s deciding the future of BTECs? Secrecy surrounds DfE’s ‘independent assessors’ Transparency demanded as DfE refuses to publish details Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Colleges AoC raises college staff pay recommendation – but only to 2.25% The recommendation is well below the call from unions for a 10% rise Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Ofsted City and Guilds-owned apprenticeship provider falls two Ofsted grades Gen2 is no longer ‘outstanding’ after a decade without inspection Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News 80 winners scoop silver at the 2022 Pearson National Teaching Awards Silver winners will now be shortlisted for one of 16 gold awards Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y Covid-19 Williamson provided wine and mince pies for DfE lockdown Xmas party Sue Gray report finds 50 staff were invited to the ‘festive drinks’ – organised days in advance Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y News Open University to partner with colleges to fill higher technical education cold spots The government has backed the initiative with £10 million – cash which will be used to ‘increase the capability’… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y News Staff say overcrowding hampered bomb scare evacuation at DfE’s Sheffield office Workers warn of ‘disaster waiting to happen’ after incident on day of top civil servant’s visit Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News Principal chosen to captain new UK shipbuilding skills taskforce Captain Dr Paul Little, who is chief executive of City of Glasgow College, will lead a team of 20… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Colleges DfE reveals plan for three-way merger to secure survival of cash-strapped Southampton college The proposal forms the outcome of the DfE’s long-awaited City-wide Solution project Southampton Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Colleges Colleges call for emergency government funding to boost staff pay The DfE is also being asked to review FE policies to reduce financial risks Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 842 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
