Subcontracting

Devolved subcontracting in the dark

Hundreds of millions worth of deals hidden by MCAs

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News
Billy Camden
Colleges

Social background and college type can affect earnings and progression

Social mobility charity Sutton Trust is calling for the pupil premium to extend to 16-19s.

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Adult education, Spending Review

Bootcamps evaluation rings spending review alarm bells

The government is oblivious to how many people from the first wave secured a job or received a pay…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
net zero

Make climate education compulsory and give us £1.5bn to build sustainable campuses, colleges tell government

Their demands have been made in a letter signed by 150 college bosses to prime minister Boris Johnson and…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Research

FE staff offered scholarships to explore gaps in sector’s research

The scheme is intended to tackle a ‘historic’ lack of research in the sector

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon


Sponsored post
Pearson Btec
Universal Credit

Universal Credit training flexibility extended by six months

Learners will continue to be able to receive Universal Credit while studying longer courses

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Prison education

Give every prisoner in-cell access to the internet, charity tells chancellor

Covid-19 exposed how prisons are ‘stuck in the digital dark ages, says Prisoners’ Education Trust

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
net zero

Colleges ‘key’ to net zero strategy, says government

Ministers are aiming to support 440,000 net zero jobs by 2030

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Sponsored post

UK training provider The Skills Network steps up to fill the skills gap on sustainability training and resourcing

The Skills Network is launching a solution to the urgent demand for Mass Eco Literacy and Practical Sustainability Skills…

The Skills Network
The Skills Network
WorldSkills

WorldSkills Squad UK meet in person for the first time since Covid struck

One competitor called it ‘amazing’ but also ‘really weird’ to see her squad mates again

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