News Expand skills minister role to tackle youth unemployment crisis, says report EDSK’s paper said that on current trends it will take over 150 years before there are no longer any… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Long read Long read Focus feature: Student safety and criminal exploitation What happens after a serious violent incident plays out in a college? How can colleges best support students and… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jess Staufenberg 4y Covid-19 Stressed and nervous but determined to prove themselves: the students sitting exams for the first time John Dickens, editor of FE Week’s sister publication Schools Week, joined Ofqual chief regulator Dr Jo Saxton as her… John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y Governance In search of new college governors: DfE opens tender for board recruitment service The successful bidder will have three years to place at least 134 governors on college boards in return for… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Ofsted Three colleges remain ‘outstanding’ more than a decade after last Ofsted visits This week Ofsted published the results of new inspections and found that standards at the three colleges had not slipped,… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y News Investigation ‘inconclusive’ on Covid-related death of lecturer but college did break health and safety laws No reasonable evidence linking virus exposure within the workplace, Health and Safety Executive concludes Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships CMI earns record turnover as management apprenticeships soar despite pandemic End-point assessment ‘is now a significant contributor to income’ for the charity Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Ofsted, SEND SEND college where students ‘do not feel safe’ judged ‘inadequate’ ‘Staff are sometimes too slow to take action when learners report bullying or harassment’ Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Qualifications, Skills reform, T Levels Revealed: 38 BTECs facing the chop to clear way for first T Levels They’re among 160 level 3 quals set to be defunded from 2024 Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships ESFA buckles to sector pressure on ‘unfair’ apprenticeship drop-out rule A threshold for withdrawals that triggers ‘enhanced monitoring’ has been significantly increased Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y WorldSkills REVEALED: UK elite skills team to go for gold at Worldskills The country’s top technical students and apprentices have been chosen to represent the UK at the world’s elite skills… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Covid-19 Ofqual reveals how exams and assessments in 2023 will look Covid-19 related adaptions for VTQs will be scrapped Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 842 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
