News DWP permanent secretary to step down His department has faced criticism in recent weeks Josh Mellor 2w Josh Mellor 2w Colleges BCoT principal Anthony Bravo suddenly retires The Basingstoke boss has led the college for 16 years Josh Mellor 2w Josh Mellor 2w Apprenticeships School and college builders will have to hire apprentices, DfE claims Constructors will be required to offer training opportunities through their contracts Josh Mellor 2w Josh Mellor 2w Apprenticeships ‘Clearance style’ apprenticeship pilot to be run by mayors It comes after plans for apprenticeship applications to be made through UCAS were dropped Josh Mellor 2w Josh Mellor 2w 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w Apprenticeships Ministers to slash update approval times for some apprenticeships DWP said accelerated processes could cut approval times from 18 to three months Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Adult education London’s adult ed job payments fall flat Providers said collecting evidence about job outcomes wasn’t worth the reward Josh Mellor 3w Josh Mellor 3w Colleges £1.5m emergency funding as Newbury considers merger Cashflow pressure has been eased while the FE Commissioner reviews the college’s long-term future Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w Politics McFadden overstated employer interest in jobs guarantee Work and pensions secretary backtracks on claim 60+ employers already ‘committed’ jobs for NEET young people Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w News DfE considers BTEC defunding delay Transition plan to new V Levels set to be published alongside level 3 and below pathways consultation response in… Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w FE workforce Watchdog to hear claims Jo Grady broke UCU election rules The general secretary narrowly won the 2024 ballot by 182 votes Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Awarding University-owned awarding org fined for ‘negligence’ by Ofqual The regulator said failures to monitor a test centre put public confidence in exams at risk Josh Mellor 3w Josh Mellor 3w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
