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 Adult education ‘Free courses for jobs’ initiative fails to boost enrolments Early signs are that the new free level three offer isn’t yet boosting demand for courses. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Apprenticeships, Traineeships Apprenticeship starts recovering to pre-pandemic levels, DfE data shows But traineeships are still struggling to take off Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Sponsored post Sponsored The Pearson National Teaching Awards: Who Are You Nominating This Year? We are fast approaching a special time of the year for everyone working in education, and no, it’s not… Teaching Awards Trust 4y Teaching Awards Trust 4y Skills reform £60m tender launched for third wave of skills bootcamps Providers have five weeks to bid for contracts Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Newer 1 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
