News Fears growing number of 16-19s will stretch budgets this year Fears are growing that the government’s FE funding boost for this year will not be sufficient to cover an… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted ‘visits’ to go online during national lockdown Ofsted has confirmed it will undertake school and FE provider visits “remotely” during the national lockdown. In a Twitter… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Devolve greater skills funding powers for Covid-19 recovery, government urged The government has been urged to devolve more skills funding to mayoral combined authorities to allow them to develop… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News New Careers and Enterprise Company CEO named The founder and headteacher of a “nationally recognised” school in east London is the new chief executive of the… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Revealed: The 68 apprenticeship standards to be overseen by Ofqual from November The 68 apprenticeship standards which will have the quality assurance of end-point assessments transferred from the Institute of Apprenticeships… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Independent Commission on the College of the Future releases final UK-wide report The government should introduce a duty on colleges to deliver an education offer aligned to employer needs, a commission… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Colleges applying for bailouts will NOT be automatically placed in formal intervention, DfE says Colleges which apply for government bailouts will not automatically fall into formal intervention from now on, the Department for… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News What Ofsted found in the first 10 ‘interim visits’ of FE providers Virtual work placements, redesigned curriculums for practical courses and borrowing prosthetic limbs are among the creative adjustments made by… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE lifts all provider T Level restrictions from 2024 The Department for Education has announced today any provider delivering 16 to 19 study programmes will be able to… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Gateshead College to remain standalone after merger snub Bids from two north-east colleges to merge with an embattled neighbour have been snubbed by the FE commissioner. FE… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Anger and dismay as BAME apprenticeship figures fall Government efforts to increase apprenticeship take-up by black, Asian and minority ethnic young people have been slammed as a… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Up to £80m of unspent national retraining scheme cash on its way back to Treasury The Department for Education could be forced to hand back up to £80 million to the Treasury after closing… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 842 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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
