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 Apprenticeships Unfair: Large apprenticeship providers ‘disproportionately penalised’ by new ESFA rule Agency to penalise providers for more than 100 withdrawals or delayed completions Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Skills reform, T Levels Ofqual proposes stricter controls on BTECs that survive qualifications cull Regulators have unveiled plans for more “rigorous” controls over the BTECs and other post-16 qualifications which survive a planned… FE Week Reporter 4y FE Week Reporter 4y Newer 1 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 839 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
