Colleges, EDI New national leaders announced but diversity concerns remain The FE commissioner has previously said that the lack of BAME national leaders reflects the small number of of… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Ofsted New apprenticeship provider jumps from ‘insufficient’ to Ofsted ‘outstanding’ “Going from the verge of the business going bust to an ‘outstanding’ is an incredible feat” Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Skills reform ESFA to seek bids for national strategic development fund rollout Other providers can be part of local projects, but bids can only be led by colleges Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y News Universal credit training flexibility extended again Claimants can undertake training for up to 16 weeks for another year Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y T Levels What providers need to know about applying to deliver T Levels from 2024 This will be the fifth and final year of T Level rollout Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Adult education ‘Deteriorated’ finances on the mend at large adult education college, FE Commissioner finds Fee income dropped by 27% from £10.1m prior to the pandemic to £7.4m in 2020/21 Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Sponsored post Sponsored Encourage a winning mindset through our free competition-development programme A first-time opportunity for educators and students to benefit from WorldSkills UK’s unique skills competition assessment modules based on… WorldSkills UK 4y WorldSkills UK 4y WorldSkills Poland to replace Russia as host for EuroSkills 2023 WorldSkills Europe approached the three member countries that had previously expressed intentions to bid to host the EuroSkills Competition… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Colleges Nottingham College appoints new permanent CEO She is set to join the college before the end of this academic year Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y News ‘Consider the context’: colleges defend against gender pay gap Twitter bot Numerous colleges fell victim, with some commentators accusing them of hypocrisy online. Some colleges deleted their initial posts Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y News Home Office offers concessions on Ukrainian students’ visas The DfE confirmed to FE Week that Ukrainian students who extend their study visas in the UK will be… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Long read, Research Long read Focus feature: The realities of research in FE Despite a lack of funds and interest from above, research in FE is being kept alive by grassroots groups… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jess Staufenberg 4y Newer 1 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo