Adult education, Devolution ‘Back door devolution’ as 11 councils get extra procurement powers But not all councils are aware of the DfE’s plans Josh Mellor 6mo Josh Mellor 6mo Long read Investigation Attending to the problem Exclusive data reveals student absenteeism has got worse across further education since the Covid lockdowns – but colleges are… Jessica Hill 6mo Jessica Hill 6mo Skills bootcamps Exclusive Bootcamp provider in whistleblower probe collapses ‘I’m not one of these cowboys who treat people like dirt’ Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Ofsted Exclusive Joyce’s interim replacement at Ofsted revealed Senior skills inspector steps into FE deputy director role temporarily Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo T Levels DfE revises 2023-24 T Level pass rates Updated analysis also reveals league table of T Level results at provider level for first time Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Apprenticeships Long read Apprenticeship achievement rates 2023-24: what you need to know Most large providers improve, while some achievement gaps between learner groups got wider Shane Chowen 7mo Shane Chowen 7mo Apprenticeships ‘Fantastic result’: Apprenticeship achievement rate hits 60.5% Minister heaps praise on providers as the apprentice drop out rate also significantly reduces Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Sponsored post Sponsored Skills Bootcamps Are Changing – What FE Colleges Must Know Skills Bootcamps are evolving as funding moves to local control and digital skills trends shift. Code Institute, an Ofsted… Code Institute 7mo Code Institute 7mo Budget 2025, Politics Spring statement 2025: What the chancellor announced for FE Adult education and skills could be hit by ‘another £200m’ in cuts in coming years, expert warns Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Apprenticeships DfE ditches draft apprenticeship funding rules Expert fears ‘vital contributions’ from front line staff will be missed Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Colleges, Skills reform ‘New ways of doing FE’ inquiry: Experts give evidence to MPs ‘I actually don’t think we know how well the resit policy is benefiting young people,’ committee hears Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Newer 1 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 829 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo
