Young people Labour warns BTECs cull could hit healthcare and retail hardest ‘We want to ensure every young person can gain a level 3 qualification whether through A-levels, T Levels, BTECs… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Ofsted Richard Branson’s Virgin Care training arm takes off with top Ofsted marks Inspectors lauded apprentices for ‘outstanding resilience’ during the pandemic Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Revealed: 39 post-16 providers to share £83m to accommodate demographic boom An additional 260,000 16- to 19-year-olds are anticipated to be in education in the coming years Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Higher education OfS chief stepping down next spring Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has thanked her for her ‘excellent work improving access to higher education’ Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Young people There is no T Level recruitment target, DfE maintains It comes despite the spending review making funding available for ‘up to 100,000 students’ by 2024 Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Adult education Most disadvantaged adults ‘least likely to participate’ in education, L&W finds Only four in ten adults are aware free basic skills courses are available, the survey also discovered Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Prison education Education behind bars: five ex-prisoners tell MPs of their learning experiences The quality of prison education came in for criticism, with one witness saying theirs was ‘dreadful’ Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Inclusion Exclusive New digital functional skills qual: warning sounded on SEND exclusion Learners with special educational needs could be locked out by the new course’s subject content Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Colleges, Training Providers Exclusive Net zero in FE: ‘Why aren’t we doing this yet?’ With the world’s eyes on the UK at COP26, Jess Staufenberg looks at who’s coming up with a proper… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jess Staufenberg 4y FE Week Podcast The FE Week Podcast: Special educational needs provision, sustainability and the spending review This week Shane is joined by David Russell, chief executive at the Education and Training Foundation, and Fiona Aldridge,… Jess Staufenberg 4y The FE Week Podcast 4y News AELP conference round-up: Top officials talk traineeships, achievement rates and T Levels Providers, regulators and government representatives headed to Manchester this week for the Association of Employment and Learning Providers’ (AELP)… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Inclusion, Politics Exclusive ‘Everything goes at 18’: Ofsted warns of SEND cliff-edge Experts have warned of ‘appalling’ guidance for families and out-of-date documentation Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Newer 1 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 848 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Investigation 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
