Politics Nadhim Zahawi appointed education secretary in ‘build back better’ reshuffle He is a former apprenticeships adviser to the prime minister Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y News ‘Better late than never’: 16-18 traineeships tender to launch ‘later this month’ The news comes two days after Treasury revealed they had missed their target to triple the number of starts… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Politics Confirmed: Williamson sacked as education secretary in reshuffle The MP for South Staffordshire has been in post since July 2019 Freddie Whittaker 5y Freddie Whittaker 5y Covid-19 Asymptomatic testing of FE students to continue for the rest of term Ministers publish Covid autumn and winter plan Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Drop in A-levels diversity, and 4 more EPI findings Students who take more diverse A-levels earn more money than their peers, a new report has found mid warnings… Samantha Booth 5y Samantha Booth 5y Apprenticeships DfE launches digital service for advertising levy transfers DfE launch their scheme enabling levy payers to advertise their available funds for transfer. Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Covid-19 Tripling traineeships target missed by half, and 3 other findings from today’s Plan for Jobs progress report The government has missed its target to triple the number of traineeships by more than half, a new report… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News FE Heroes of Olympics and Paralympics: Alumni make up a fifth of Team GB medal haul Past and present FE students brought home more than a fifth of Team GB’s medal haul from this year’s… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Legal risk to providers over lack of non-binary options Providers are warning they face “massive” legal and reputational risk because the Education and Skills Funding Agency continues to… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News UCU fires warning shot over use of recorded lessons A data protection expert has urged colleges to revise their privacy agreements after a union raised concerns about the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Mystery surrounds departure of experienced principal An experienced principal has been mysteriously replaced following an FE Commissioner check-up. Andy Forbes (pictured top) left City of… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Ofsted Ofsted launches review into ‘very poor’ prison education Ofsted and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons are launching a review into the “very poor state” of prison education…. Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 854 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 3d Josh Mellor 3d 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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
