Assessment Exclusive ‘I won’t be hiding away in the Ofqual attic’ New exams chief Dr Jo Saxton says she likes a challenge. Just as well, as she faces having to… John Dickens 4y John Dickens 4y Traineeships Traineeships flop: less than half 16-18 expansion cash allocated Less than half of the £30 million earmarked for the government’s 16-to-18 traineeships market entry exercise is set to… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y T Levels ‘Wrong message’: leaders criticise ending of T Level maths and English requirement Axing the requirement for T Level students to achieve GCSE-level English and maths by the end of their course… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y T Levels Exclusive Zahawi claims to have evidence there will be enough employers for T Level placements But colleges delivering the first T Levels warn they can’t even find enough placements now for their small number… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships Deliver more apprenticeships, Zahawi tells college leaders Currently around 30% of apprenticeships are delivered by colleges. Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Sponsored post Sponsored The importance of leaving college with life skills New wellbeing package of eight complementary qualifications designed to enhance employability skills for learners. Active iQ 4y Active iQ 4y EDI, Governance Most college boards missing black and Asian members, AoC finds A sector leader has warned there is “more to be done” on making boards more diverse Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Ofsted handed £24m to inspect all schools, colleges and providers by 2025 Ofsted has bagged an extra £24 million from government to inspect every school, college and further education provider by… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Qualifications Labour: BTECs defunding delay ‘doesn’t go far enough’ Kate Green has called for a four-year moratorium on scrapping any applied general qualifications Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y FE: for everyone 16/11/2021 Find out more Qualifications Zahawi announces slowing down of BTECs cull The exit requirements for English and maths in T Levels will also be relaxed Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News College CEO to step down after ‘serious heart attack’ John van de Laarschot will leave Nottingham College to ‘focus on regaining fitness and resilience’ Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 829 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo
