Skills bootcamps Northcoders bags full stack of top grades in first inspection The company’s CEO says the grade is a ‘clear validation’ of the standards staff strive for Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Ofsted Ofsted pledges specialist inspectors for most visits from November All FE inspections will also be led by either current or recent HMIs, says the watchdog Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Higher education Think tank calls for FE-style franchising crackdown in HE Planned DfE reforms to franchising amount to ‘regulatory negligence’, says The Post-18 Project Shane Chowen 7mo Shane Chowen 7mo Skills reform FE inquiry: MPs grill Smith on pay, cuts and careers Parity of teacher pay is a ‘fairly basic problem’, the education committee chair suggested Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Ofsted Ofsted: Unions consider asking leaders to quit as inspectors Leadership unions warn they will take the ‘unprecedented step’ unless watchdog changes course over inspection plans FE Week Reporter 7mo FE Week Reporter 7mo Apprenticeships Long read Banter, firework emails and power ‘grab’ defended by ex-SFA chief in Marples trial Sir Peter Lauener was cross-examined for 2 days. Here’s what we learned… Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden and Charlie Moloney 7mo Skills reform Industrial strategy: growth and skills levy courses start next year Other new measures include ‘defence technical excellence colleges’ Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo T Levels £6.3m available for T Level placement incentive fund for employers DfE confirms funding for health and construction employers, including SMEs Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Adult education, Long read Inside the evergreen sanctuary of Fircroft adult residential college Inspired by Denmark’s folk high schools, Birmingham’s Fircroft College still provides a home-from-home for people with addiction and mental… Jessica Hill 7mo Jessica Hill 7mo Colleges WCG sells contentious campus after High Court win The proceeds will be used to pay off debts from an ongoing government funding audit Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Colleges DfE appoints three new FE national leaders Principals of ‘outstanding’ colleges have been enlisted to help other colleges improve FE Week Reporter 7mo FE Week Reporter 7mo SEND SEND deficits to be kept off council balance sheets for two more years SEND deficit ‘statutory override’ protecting potentially scores of councils from insolvency extended to 2028 Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo Newer 1 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 841 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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
