Devolution, Skills reform Levelling up: More areas to be offered devolved adult education budgets Long-awaited white paper reveals AEB devolution will be open to areas even if they do not have an elected… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Assessment Swap ‘cliff-edge’ GCSEs for ‘test when ready’, says exams review Independent Assessment Commission says qualifications are ‘inequitable and unreliable’ FE Week Reporter 4y FE Week Reporter 4y Teaching Lifetime bans for teachers guilty of serious misconduct to be extended to FE Anyone involved in ‘teaching work’ in the post-16 sector could be in scope of teacher misconduct rules. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y 16-19, Colleges Levelling up: Plans for ‘elite’ new sixth forms and skills ‘mission’ Education and skills policies from the much anticipated levelling up white paper will also include a new ‘future skills… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Police won’t investigate DfE Christmas party, but Sue Gray findings withheld Party was allegedly instigated by Gavin Williamson to ‘thank staff’ and attended by Susan Acland-Hood Freddie Whittaker 4y Freddie Whittaker 4y News First 11 FE research scholars named Topics include racial inequality, regional outcomes, culture and finance Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Sponsored post Sponsored The Importance of Digital Skills in Adult Education & Employment We discuss the value of digital skills in our communities and how these can be embedded into adult learning. Ascentis 4y Ascentis 4y Colleges College barber courses to run suicide prevention training ‘I’ve had people sit in my chair and tell me about everything… the affairs, the redundancies, the funerals. We… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Ofsted Rail provider considers Ofsted challenge after damning ‘inadequate’ report Ofsted found off-the-job training rules were being broken Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Stoke-on-Trent College announces former skills civil servant as new principal Lisa Capper replaces Denise Brown Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y 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 Newer 1 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 839 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
