WorldSkills

WorldSkills UK medal winners announced on C4’s Steph’s Packed Lunch

Competitors from across the UK came together to celebrate each other’s success

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
FE workforce

London college group settles pay dispute after strike

The union has agreed to pay staff extra and scrap an ‘open classroom model’

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Adult education

Ofsted at odds with mayoral combined authority’s provision

A potential conflict is brewing between central government bodies and devolved areas

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Skills reform

Government strips popular Lords amendments from Skills Bill

Ministers have put in a number of their own changes to the bill to rip up the Lords’ work

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Chartered Institution for FE admits 6 new members

The institution now has twenty-one members paying an annual subscription fee of £5,000

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Apprenticeships

Do better: schools urged to up £4.30-an-hour apprentice TA wage

Some schools and trusts are offering TA apprentices less than £7,000 a year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


News

Let T Level students study other quals at the same time, says new Ofqual chief

‘If I was in charge of T Level policy you would have a T Level that was equivalent to…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Raise profile of degree apprenticeships or see them falter, universities warn

Aspirations to ramp up degree apprenticeships in England will be stifled unless the government raises the profile of the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Lords committee urges levy spending focus on the young and on lower level courses

The government has again been warned changes are needed for the apprenticeship levy

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Kickstart breaks down: NAO reports on massive underspend and ‘deadweight’ jobs

At a cost of £7k per participant, Kickstart has become DWP’s most expensive support scheme

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

The Queen recognises five colleges’ excellence in her Anniversary Prizes

Colleges have been recognised for becoming leaders in certain fields and helping learners find jobs

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Inclusion

Digital functional skills: DfE backtrack after SEND exclusion warning

A consultation on the new qualifications triggered a massive backlash against making learners complete assessments entirely on computers

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon

Must read

Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
News

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
Shane Chowen