Colleges Association of Colleges Beacon Award 2022 winners announced ‘Colleges are brilliant – and the winners of the Beacon Awards are some of the best of the best’ Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Skills reform DfE begins local skills improvement plans national rollout It is hoped that “most” of the country will be covered by an LSIP by summer 2023 Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Skills reform Ofqual voices concern over DfE reforms to level 2 and below qualifications Plans risk adding confusion to landscape and ‘overhwhelming’ educators Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Sponsored post Sponsored IPS Ltd; Introducing Enrichment Resource Solutions, Additional Facilities to Support Mental Health in FE Over the past few years, the UK has identified a vast increase in people facing Mental Health issues, and… IPS Software 4y IPS Software 4y Ofsted Ofsted 5-year strategy Q&A with Paul Joyce We discuss the watchdog’s two key areas of focus for FE Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News £11k canapés help guests swallow Zahawi’s climate strategy Taste Studios, trading as ‘The Recipe’, was given a £11,480 contract to provide the food – about £46 a… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y EDI The college gender gap narrows, but slowly While the gender pay gap has improved on average at most colleges, sector leaders have said the rate of… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Teaching College and ITP teachers will be in scope for lifetime bans, DfE confirms Powers to issue lifetime bans for teachers guilty of serious misconduct will be extended to FE, the DfE has… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y 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 Newer 1 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 842 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