Skills reform, Young people What we know about V Levels, new T Levels and the end of the T Level foundation year The defunding timetable for alternative courses like BTECs has also been confirmed Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo Skills reform, Young people White paper to confirm V Levels and GCSE resit ‘stepping stones’ New vocational courses will be the size of an A-level and replace existing alternatives to T Levels Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo FE workforce DfE to tackle ‘contested and outdated theories’ in FE teacher training Call for evidence launched to ‘establish a baseline of appropriate, evidence-based pedagogical content’ Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Skills reform Jobs plans put onus on employers to hire within UK ‘Expert’ civil servants will lead on workforce skill strategies in a bid to lower immigration levels Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Young people A new Dawn for driving T Level take-up T Level ambassador regional chair aims to wield 1,000 volunteers to boost industry placements Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo Apprenticeships Exclusive Civil service misses own apprenticeships goal New FOI data also shows government failed to hire enough apprentices from disadvantaged backgrounds Anviksha Patel 6mo Anviksha Patel 6mo Young people Exclusive Clawback reveals T Level underspend bigger than feared Overallocation errors and unmet student recruitment targets stung colleges to the tune of £86m Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Awarding Exclusive City & Guilds sold to ‘secure its future’ Commercial and charitable arms of 150-year-old technical education organisation to split in ‘landmark’ deal Shane Chowen 6mo Shane Chowen 6mo Sponsored post Sponsored Helping every learner use AI responsibly AI didn’t wait to be invited into the classroom. It burst in mid-lesson. Across UK colleges, learners are already… Advertorial 6mo Pearson 6mo Colleges Governors Havant a clue about college’s finances going South FE Commissioner reveals financial crisis at Hampshire college came ‘out of the blue’ for board members Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Ofsted Ofsted reforms ‘the most sensible’ way forward, Oliver tells MPs Chief inspector also praises watchdog’s ‘more human’ complaints process but admits to ‘concern’ over union tension Billy Camden 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Ofsted ASCL drops Ofsted inspector threat – but mulls legal action Union shelves plan to ask leaders to step down as inspectors – but says it has ‘resolved to explore… FE Week Reporter 6mo FE Week Reporter 6mo Newer 1 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 4h Josh Mellor 4h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
