News

Curriculum review call for evidence: what FE needs to know

The government has this morning published a call for evidence for its wide-ranging curriculum and assessment review. We already…

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills England

Skills England publishes first report

New body, currently operating in shadow form, provides first assessment of skills needs

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Politics, Skills reform

Shorter apprenticeships and level 7 restrictions confirmed by Starmer

PM also pledges to introduce ‘foundation’ apprenticeships

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Level 7 apprenticeships face the axe in levy reform, sources say

Government to set out plans for new growth and skills levy, including shorter apprenticeships and foundation apprenticeships

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
DfE

DfE has made the FE pay case ‘strongly’ to Treasury, says skills minister

Jacqui Smith tells Labour Party conference delegates to ‘wait and see’ what the budget holds

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel and Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Long read

Why learning from neighbours could guide our apprenticeship reforms

Reforms are coming to the apprenticeship system in England and the Labour government has been showered with suggestions about…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill


News

Apprenticeship provider goes bust after surviving grade 4 Ofsted

A specialist engineering apprenticeship training provider has gone bust, leaving behind debts of more than £350,000 to several colleges….

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills reform

Revive Sector Skills Councils alongside Skills England, says C&G

Skills England is ‘not a new idea’ for English skills development, report finds

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Strikes

UCU staff strike called off as talks continue

Individual public statements also banned until dispute is settled, which sparks hypocrisy accusations

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Pay

AoC warns of 2% limit to college pay recommendation for 2024/25

FE workers still in limbo on 2024/25 pay rise

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Apprenticeship levy reform is like opening ‘Pandora’s box’, Labour warned

FE Week explores where the proposed growth and skills levy has got to ahead of the party’s conference next…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

SEND students now allowed to listen to music during exams

Mental health support service referral letters can also used to apply for extra support from this year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth

Must read

Colleges

Leeds FE ‘capacity crisis’ risks leaving poorest behind

A local college leader says the DfE should redirect “unused” capital funds to where they are most needed

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Election 2024, Politics

Starmer promises to ‘repair our public services’ after historic election win

Starmer will officially become prime minister and appoint his cabinet later today

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Qualifications, T Levels

Revealed: Most T Level drop outs switch to axed courses

90% of T Level drop-outs that switched to other technical courses went on to qualifications due to be defunded

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Long read, SEND

The high cost pressures of safety valve deals

Cash-strapped local authorities are under pressure through safety valve deals to place high-needs young people in placements that may…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

Resilient Ricketts: How Brooklands was saved from going broke

The story of a college’s fight for survival after a subcontracting scandal left it on the brink of insolvency

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Exit interview: Why Robert Halfon quit ‘the best job in government’

Halfon tells FE Week he ‘did all he could’ after leaving skills minister role

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen