Prison education MPs call for overhaul of prisoner education assessments and in-cell laptops for learning In a new report, the House of Commons education select committee highlighted what it called the ‘cracks in a clunky, chaotic, disjointed… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y WorldSkills Revealed: 6 colleges chosen to host WorldSkills UK national finals 2022 A total of 62 finals will be held between them in November Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Expand skills minister role to tackle youth unemployment crisis, says report EDSK’s paper said that on current trends it will take over 150 years before there are no longer any… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Long read Long read Focus feature: Student safety and criminal exploitation What happens after a serious violent incident plays out in a college? How can colleges best support students and… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jess Staufenberg 4y Covid-19 Stressed and nervous but determined to prove themselves: the students sitting exams for the first time John Dickens, editor of FE Week’s sister publication Schools Week, joined Ofqual chief regulator Dr Jo Saxton as her… John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y Colleges In search of new college governors: DfE opens tender for board recruitment service The successful bidder will have three years to place at least 134 governors on college boards in return for… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Ofsted Three colleges remain ‘outstanding’ more than a decade after last Ofsted visits This week Ofsted published the results of new inspections and found that standards at the three colleges had not slipped,… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y News Investigation ‘inconclusive’ on Covid-related death of lecturer but college did break health and safety laws No reasonable evidence linking virus exposure within the workplace, Health and Safety Executive concludes Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships CMI earns record turnover as management apprenticeships soar despite pandemic End-point assessment ‘is now a significant contributor to income’ for the charity Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Inclusion, Ofsted SEND college where students ‘do not feel safe’ judged ‘inadequate’ ‘Staff are sometimes too slow to take action when learners report bullying or harassment’ Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Skills reform, Young people Revealed: 38 BTECs facing the chop to clear way for first T Levels They’re among 160 level 3 quals set to be defunded from 2024 Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships ESFA buckles to sector pressure on ‘unfair’ apprenticeship drop-out rule A threshold for withdrawals that triggers ‘enhanced monitoring’ has been significantly increased Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 2d Josh Mellor 2d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
