News Prison educators plan further strikes in health and safety dispute Another wave of strike action by educators has been announced at 49 prisons and young offenders’ institutions. The University… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Covid-19 Revealed: Government plans to expand 16-19 Covid tuition fund The government has published plans to expand the 16-19 Tuition Fund as part of a £1.4 billion package of… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Sponsored post Sponsored UAL Awarding Body: an adaptable and supportive community As we close in on summer results, let’s take some lessons from the adaptability of creative students and educators,… UAL Awarding Body 5y UAL Awarding Body 5y Colleges, Long read Long read Land-based colleges lose millions in commercial income From the drop in the price of cream to zero weddings, the land-based colleges sector has lost millions of… Jess Staufenberg 5y Jess Staufenberg 5y Apprenticeships How the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is growing in stature The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is “looking forward to playing an even bigger role” following the publication… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Lessons learned from training through the pandemic College leaders have shared the key lessons and insights they have learned from delivering training through the pandemic in… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Legal apprentice provider penalised by watchdog A leading commercial training provider for the legal profession has been reprimanded by Ofsted for being too “inexperienced” to… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Colleges publish ethnicity pay data in bid to increase diversity Colleges are revealing the pay gaps between their staff’s ethnic groups in a bid to tackle under-representation in the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Adult education Exclusive Secrecy fuels suspicions as DfE refuses to share AEB clawback evidence The government has refused to share the evidence used to justify its controversial adult education clawback plans – fuelling… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Ofsted Spielman bags two more years as Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman has been given two extra years in the role of Ofsted chief inspector, the Department for Education… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News City & Guilds fined £50K over ‘unfit’ qualifications Education giant City and Guilds is facing a £50,000 penalty from Ofqual after it was found an assignment for… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Boost to employer cash incentives for T Level industry placements The government has temporarily upped the cash incentives for employers running T Level industry placements to £1,000. It comes… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 854 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