Skills reform DfE switches to individualised learner record for skills bootcamps amid dodgy data concerns There were reports of serious gaps in outcomes data under the previous system Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Traineeships Exclusive What a waste: sector exasperated as £65m for traineeships is handed back to Treasury Provider procurement delays to blame, says minister Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Adult education ‘Free courses for jobs’ initiative fails to boost enrolments Early signs are that the new free level three offer isn’t yet boosting demand for courses. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Apprenticeships, Traineeships Apprenticeship starts recovering to pre-pandemic levels, DfE data shows But traineeships are still struggling to take off Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Sponsored post Sponsored The Pearson National Teaching Awards: Who Are You Nominating This Year? We are fast approaching a special time of the year for everyone working in education, and no, it’s not… Teaching Awards Trust 4y Teaching Awards Trust 4y Skills reform £60m tender launched for third wave of skills bootcamps Providers have five weeks to bid for contracts Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y EDI, WorldSkills WorldSkills UK diversity heroes shortlist announced WorldSkills UK have announced the hopeful heroes up for awards for advancing inclusion and diversity in skills. FE Week Reporter 4y FE Week Reporter 4y Long read Long read ‘Students served by FE are vulnerable to modern slavery’ One college on an awareness drive around labour exploitation was amazed at how many learners were being mistreated. Jess… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jess Staufenberg 4y Ofsted Provider fights back over ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating The provider blamed Covid-19 for withdrawals over the last two years Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Ofsted Safety concerns raised at two independent specialist colleges Leaders didn’t follow safety rules when recruiting staff to work with vulnerable learners Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Ofsted College loses grade 1 after Ofsted lifts exemption ‘Outstanding’ schools and colleges are being inspected for the first time since 2010 Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Sponsored post Sponsored Innovative teaching, learner achievements and progress wins BTEC Award for Abingdon and Witney College As the number one college in Southeast England for Level 3 achievement which saw an impressive 95% of their learners progress to their chosen next… Pearson Btec 4y Pearson Btec 4y Newer 1 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 832 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
