News Exclusive ‘Deeply concerning’: Minister’s ‘Skills Toolkit’ figures prove inaccurate, DfE admits The government has been urged to withdraw claims made in parliament about the take-up of the courses on its… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News AoC recommends ‘disappointing’ 1% college staff pay rise College staff should receive a 1 per cent pay rise this year, the Association of Colleges has recommended in… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Self-isolating and onsite students should receive ‘same amount’ of teaching, says DfE FE providers should attempt to deliver the same amount of teaching and work to self-isolating students that they would… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News DfE WILL share 2020/21 achievement rates with Ofsted For a second year the critical qualification achievement rates (QAR) for providers will not be published, but unlike last… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News No full Ofsted return until summer 2021 Full graded Ofsted inspections will not return until the summer term, the government has announced. But monitoring visits, including… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Revealed: The government’s plans for 2021 summer exams and assessments GCSE and A-level students sitting exams next year will be given more generous grading, advance notice of some topics… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Post-16 high needs system needs ‘radical’ shake-up, report finds A “radical” shake-up of the “overly complicated” high needs FE system is required, following a quadrupling in the number… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Spielman ‘not expecting’ graded inspections from January Ofsted is not expecting to resume graded inspections in January, the chief inspector has said. Speaking at the launch… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted’s 2019/20 annual report: Key findings for the FE and skills sector Ofsted has today published its annual stocktake of education for the 2019/20 academic year, which saw inspection activity largely… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Ofsted annual report highlights ‘inadequate’ apprenticeships as private provider grades fall for 4th year Apprenticeships are the “weakest” area of provision in FE providers, with one in ten judged ‘inadequate’ last year, Ofsted… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ‘Shock’ decision to sell college slammed by MP An MP has hit out at a college group’s decision to close and sell a historic adult education site…. Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News FE Commissioner 2019/20 annual report: 6 things we learned The FE Commissioner’s 2019/20 annual report has been published this morning – the last before Richard Atkins steps down… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 830 Older Must read 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 7d Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 7d 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 4w Shane Chowen 4w 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
