News Disadvantaged students ‘effectively penalised’ for not studying A-levels, research finds They may have lost out when competing for university places Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y 16-19 Spending rules for 16-19 increase ‘sensible and proportionate’, say leaders Here’s how colleges and training providers will be allowed to spend extra 16-19 study programme funding next year. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y News ‘Pull your weight’ on pre-16 attainment, colleges told The new OfS fair access director will address the sector for the first time later today. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Sponsored post Sponsored Levelling up Access to Further Education Whitepaper Colleges are searching for the alchemy to transform great face-to-face teaching into a powerful virtual course that meets the… Code Institute 4y Code Institute 4y Assessment Only use exam board websites to access advance information, students told GCSE and A-level students should only access advance information about exam topics on official websites, exam boards have said,… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y WorldSkills Getting ready for Shanghai: inside WorldSkills UK’s motivational bootcamp “I want you all to take a moment to think about why you want that gold medal” Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Ofsted Exclusive FE loans training provider goes bust after damning Ofsted inspection The ESFA immediately terminated the provider’s funding contract Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Ofsted Fourth consecutive ‘requires improvement’ Ofsted rating for BMet Inspectors criticised leaders for failing to ensure the college’s curriculum is “consistently good in all subjects and at all… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Colleges Exclusive Councils oppose ‘elite’ sixth form plans Do not allow the new institutions to become ‘cuckoos in the nest’, ministers also warned Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Politics, Skills reform Top Tory mayor to bid for unprecedented skills powers West Midlands wants control beyond the adult education budget Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships Apprenticeship achievement rates removed due to ‘error’ It took the DfE’s statisticians almost a year to spot the issue Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Skills reform Levelling up white paper: The key reforms for FE and skills New sixth forms, a skills mission and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund all feature Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Newer 1 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 839 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
