FE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast: ‘Triple whammy’ college costs, BTEC campaign and Social Mobility Commission This week Shane is joined by former DfE civil servant and adult education expert Sue Pember, and further education… Jess Staufenberg 4y FE Week Podcast 4y Colleges, Covid-19 Exclusive Colleges reintroduce Covid measures as cases spike Staff and students are being asked to mask up again, both in colleges and schools Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Colleges FE’s new ministers hit the road for first college visits Alex Burghart, Michelle Donelan, Michael Gove and Keir Starmer have all visited providers this week Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Adult education, Devolution DfE and mayors speed up efforts to tackle HGV driver shortage Flexibilities are being brought in for national AEB delivery while driver apprenticeships are being fast-tracked Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Colleges Exclusive DfE throws new lifeline to City College Southampton pending final verdict The college had been faced with running out of cash next month Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News, Profiles Alun Francis: ‘I believe FE can really contribute to social mobility’ ‘Social mobility should not just be about ladders up into the elite for a few’, says the new Social… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive Energy, audit and NI costs: colleges face a financial triple whammy Budgets nationally are set to be hit by tens of millions Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Activate unveils new chief exec and plans for another merger Gary Headland will succeed Sally Dicketts as CEO at Activate Learning. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Qualifications BTECs: 118 MPs and Lords call on new education secretary to rethink cull ‘It is perfectly possible for T Levels, A-levels and BTECs to co-exist’, insist cross-party group Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Legislation, Skills reform Skills Bill debate: Senior Tories split on level 3 reform Several senior Conservative peers voted against the government last night following fiery exchanges on plans to scrap the majority… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Sponsored post Sponsored Supporting your learners to develop skills for the future workplace with Barclays LifeSkills Explore how Barclays LifeSkills can help you to support your learners in developing their skills Barclays LifeSkills 4y Barclays LifeSkills 4y News Thousands of adults to be offered free new technical courses – but 2 regions miss out Institutes of Technology will offer 65 new short and modular courses later this month Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 842 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
