Spending Review

Spending review 2021: What the chancellor announced for FE and skills

Treasury documents set out spending plans for next three years

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education, Spending Review

Spending review: £560m for new Multiply adult numeracy scheme confirmed

The government has revealed details of its new £560 million Multiply scheme, aimed at improving half a million adults’…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Prison education

Prison educators end long-running health and safety dispute

Around 600 staff at 49 prisons took four days of strike action between April and June 2021

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Spending Review

Spending review: Minimum wage for apprentices to rise to £4.81 an hour

It will take effect from April 1, 2022.

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Sponsored post

Changing EPAO can be an exciting and rewarding step for you and your learners

Last month, I came across an informative and insightful article by Sallyann Baldry titled Considering Changing EPAO? A guide…

Victoria Boyle
Victoria Boyle
Protect Student Choice, Qualifications

BTECs: MPs to probe effect of defunding level 3 courses on learners

Sector experts have been invited to contribute and a minister will be asked to give evidence

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon


Spending Review

Spending review: funding boosts for 16-19 and adult training

Treasury trails skills spending announcements ahead of the spending review.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Diversity toolkit launched to broaden apprenticeship intake

Gathering data on apprentices, paying them more, and offering more level 2 courses are among the recommendations

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
FE Week Podcast, net zero

The FE Week Podcast: Reaching net zero, careers guidance and research in FE

This week Shane is joined by college principal Ian Pryce and the chief operating officer of an independent training…

Jess Staufenberg
FE Week Podcast
Ofsted

Ofsted slams major NHS trust for rapid apprenticeship recruitment

The trust made ‘insufficient progress’ in all three areas of a follow-up monitoring visit

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Skills reform

Skills Bill: More government defeats as Lords debate careers, universal credit and apprenticeships

The “report stage” in the House of Lords ended last night

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

Four winners share the love our colleges prize

Students and staff have produced a truly inspiring spread to celebrate Colleges Week

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon

Must read

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
16-19

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
Qualifications

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
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel