News Exclusive DfE scraps ‘ludicrous’ bootcamp research and launches leak investigation The Department for Education has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn by dropping “secret” plans to ban thousands of… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Ofsted Ofsted bosses contradictory over limiting inspection grades for poor careers advice A confused picture has emerged after Ofsted’s chief inspector contradicted her FE director on whether poor careers advice could… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Skills Bill: Labour to seek amendments to local skills improvement plans and IfATE powers Labour will seek amendments to the Skills Bill so that metro mayors have a bigger role in local skills… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Feature, News Exclusive Can the Centres for Excellence master the GCSE resit problem? The Centres for Excellence in Maths are headed into their fourth year. With just two years of funding left, FE… Jess Staufenberg 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y News DfE reforms to BTECs and other level 3 quals will hit disadvantaged students hardest, sector warns Government plans to remove funding for the majority of BTECs will hit the most disadvantaged young students the hardest,… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Strikes on the cards at 11 colleges University and College Union members at 11 colleges across England are voting on industrial action from today. Ten of… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Number 10 seeks education and skills deputy director for new delivery unit Number 10 is seeking a “deputy director for education, jobs and skills” to work in a new unit set… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive FAB warns of ‘conflict of interest’ arising from Skills Bill legislation Plans to hand the government’s apprenticeships quango new powers over technical qualifications are a “retrograde step” and introduce a… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Two more struggling UTCs join multi-academy trusts Another two university technical colleges are being absorbed into multi-academy trusts and expanding their age ranges after facing possible… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021: Who received what in FE? The next FE commissioner and the author of the landmark post-18 education review are among those receiving gongs in… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News ITPs will be included in catch-up plans, DfE confirms Independent training providers can rest assured they will be eligible for the government’s latest catch-up funding, it has been… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Board member quits in protest over sink or swim tech venture at Capital City College Group Two governors have resigned and union tension has flared at one of England’s largest college groups after it announced… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 854 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
