News

WorldSkills UK announces winners of equity, diversity and inclusion awards

Winners included an electronics engineer who spent lockdown designing science packs for school children

Will Nott
Will Nott
Lifelong Learning, Skills reform

Lifelong learning loans consultation finally launched

A long-awaited consultation on the government’s flagship lifelong learning scheme points to limitations and restrictions.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Ministers scrap plans for post-qualification admissions

DfE says support for shake-up of university admissions was ‘not strong enough’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Lifelong Learning, Skills reform

‘Get on with it’ – government unveils lifelong learning plans

Long-awaited plans for lifelong learning loans have been revealed as part of the government’s higher education funding reforms.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

‘Ladder-up not levelling-up’: DfE urged to rethink student loan grade threshold plan

Ministers are considering blocking pupils without certain grades from getting student finance

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

AELP chair stands down after 18 years

AELP’s chief executive thanked Dunford for his “relentless commitment” to the organisation

Will Nott
Will Nott


Skills reform

Skills bill clears the commons

The bill passed its remaining stages last night

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Covid-19

Weekly Covid testing for most students and staff ditched from today

Boris Johnson outlines plan for ‘living with Covid-19’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
FE Week Podcast

The FE Week Podcast: The great pay divide

Are staff struggling to make ends meet? Are they on unstable contracts? In the first of a new investigative…

Jess Staufenberg
The FE Week Podcast
News

Make colleges ‘jointly responsible’ for local skills improvement plans, principals tell Zahawi

Leaders write to Zahawi calling for a strengthened role in the new policy

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Storm Eunice: Colleges close across south England

The Met Office warned of flying debris resulting in danger to life

Will Nott
Will Nott
Covid-19

DfE extends Covid school and college workforce fund until Easter

Staff fund extended until April 8

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth

Must read

Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
16-19

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel