News College staffing crisis hits two-decade high, claims AoC Colleges that responded to an AoC survey reported 3,293 vacancies. The report said this implies a total of 6,000… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y News Colleges warned as cyber threat from Russia increases The AoC has already informed members about ‘unusual activity’ on its jobs website Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Former education secretary Gavin Williamson knighted Queen approves knighthood for minister sacked last year after heavy criticism of his handling of Covid in education FE Week Reporter 4y FE Week Reporter 4y Ofsted Ofsted rates sixth form college ‘outstanding’ again – 13 years on from last inspection ‘We’re absolutely thrilled. This is a real testament to the staff who work tirelessly for our students’ Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Qualifications, Skills reform DfE reveals plan to scrap thousands of level 2 and below qualifications Courses that are ‘too narrowly focused’ such as plumbing or bricklaying face the chop Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Governors ‘lack urgency’ on financial issues at struggling land-based college, says FE Commissioner The report said that “financial risks are accumulating” Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y WorldSkills EuroSkills 2023 moved from St Petersburg as WorldSkills suspends Russia and Belarus amid invasion of Ukraine Russia and Belarus have been suspended from WorldSkills competitions and the EuroSkills 2023 event will no longer be held… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y News St Petersburg’s fate as host of EuroSkills 2023 set for crunch talks “WorldSkills Europe is shocked and saddened by the security situation that is unfolding in Ukraine” Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y News College facing insolvency demands quicker merger solution FE Commissioner says even if significant savings are found the college cannot survive on its own Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Adult education, Devolution Provider pulls out of £3m devolved contract due to low student uptake ‘Potential learners just haven’t been able to commit to signing up’ Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News DfE being sued for millions by training provider CCP claims the department unlawfully held back fees which led to a loss of business Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Skills reform Zahawi makes plea to peers to leave the skills bill alone A process informally known as ‘ping pong’ is set to take place Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Newer 1 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 832 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 3d Anviksha Patel 3d 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w 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
