News Reverse adult education clawback plans, says cross-party group of MPs A cross-party group of MPs has called on the education secretary to reverse his adult education budget clawback plans… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Meet WorldSkills UK’s new Skills Taskforce for Global Britain A team of education and business leaders have been assembled to drive the use of skills in “levelling up”… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Speed read: Skills and Post-16 Education Bill published The first draft of the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill has officially been laid before parliament. It outlines the… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Forced college mergers – and other Skills Bill revelations New powers are set to be handed to the education secretary to force college mergers, an impact assessment of… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Apprenticeships Keegan: DfE still worried about ‘middle-class grab’ on apprenticeships Fears that university-goers will choose to do apprenticeships instead and “squeeze out” those from disadvantaged backgrounds are still rife… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Feature, News Exclusive The slow death of adult residential education? As Northern College fights for survival, FE Week asks – is the government overlooking a big opportunity to ‘level up’? … Jess Staufenberg 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y News DfE launches £83m fund to ‘future proof’ places for 16-19s A new £83 million fund has been launched to ensure colleges can accommodate an expected demographic increase in 16… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Skills reform Skills Bill to reveal extent government taking back control of colleges The scope of new powers for the education secretary to intervene where colleges are deemed to be “failing” their… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Six key findings from Ofqual’s survey of teachers on 2020 grading A third of FE and school staff felt “undue pressure” on their professional judgment when issuing exam grades in… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Sponsored post Sponsored “Begin with the end in mind” for success with student apprentices According to Stephen R Covey in his renowned book ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’, beginning with the… Active iQ 5y Active iQ 5y News Second national college officially dissolves The flagship national college for HS2 has been officially closed by ministers after facing insolvency, and relaunched as a… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Academy trust comes to UTC’s rescue Another university technical college in financial difficulty is seeking to shelter inside a multi-academy trust after recruiting fewer than… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 842 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
