News Gavin Williamson’s speech on FE reform: The full text Hello. It is a great pleasure to be here with you today and I’d like to thank not only… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Government to reveal plans this autumn to create an employer led ‘German-style’ FE system Education secretary Gavin Williamson will today pledge that the upcoming White Paper for further education will lead to a… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE will allow adults to return to class from next Monday Colleges and training providers can welcome back “priority” adult learners from July 13, the Department for Education has announced… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ‘Kickstarter’ young employees cannot also be apprentices, Treasury confirms Young people who take part in the government’s £2 billion “kickstart” scheme cannot also be apprentices, the Treasury has… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Speed read: What the chancellor’s summer statement promised for FE and skills Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered a summer statement today in which he outlined the government’s “plan for jobs” to tackle… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Extra £101m for school and college leavers to return for a third year The government has pledged £101 million to give all 18 to 19 year olds who are struggling to find… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Chancellor announces ‘brand-new bonus for businesses to hire apprentices’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a “brand new bonus” for employers to hire apprentices over the next six months…. Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE scraps T-level subject after employers express ‘viability and deliverability concerns’ The rollout of T-levels has taken another slip after the government canned a subject and delayed the start of… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News FE Commissioner tells MPs he thinks dozens of colleges could run out of cash next year There are 30 to 40 colleges “at risk of running out of cash” following the coronavirus crisis, the FE… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Chancellor expected to reveal sliding scale of employer cash incentives to boost apprenticeships The chancellor is set to announce a sliding scale of cash incentives for employers to take on both young… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ESFA waters down apprenticeship oversight for new providers The Education and Skills Funding Agency has softened its policy on allowing paused providers to start recruiting again. Since… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News College intervention regime resumes as AoC calls for post-Covid FE Commissioner ‘rethink’ The Association of Colleges is calling for a post-Covid-19 “rethink” of the sector’s intervention regime as the FE Commissioner… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo