News Life support for traineeships – but what exactly are they? The flagging traineeships programme was given a new lease of life by the government this week with a major… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News The training programme that stokes up the ‘engine room of FE colleges’ The middle tier of managers have become more and more pivotal as roles within FE senior leadership change. But… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News New Ofsted chair announced A former chief inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate has been appointed as Ofsted’s next chair. Dame Christine Ryan… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News DfE to fund summer meals for vulnerable college students – but at a lower rate than schools The government has announced it will provide extra funding for disadvantaged college students to receive free meals over the… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News HS2 college at risk of insolvency seeks partner The national college for HS2 is on the hunt for a provider to partner with following a grade four… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Treasury took back £330m of apprenticeships funding in 19-20 The Department for Education quietly handed back £330 million of the 2019-20 apprenticeships budget to the Treasury, FE Week… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Providers ‘seriously concerned’ that Kickstart will displace apprenticeships Training providers are “seriously concerned” that wage subsidies as part of the new £2.5 billion Kickstart scheme will displace… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Cabinet Office blocked T-level ads during lockdown The Cabinet Office blocked the Department for Education from promoting T-levels during the Covid-19 pandemic, despite first delivery of… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Sponsored post Sponsored Colleges should seize ‘digital renewal’ to reimagine the student experience for the new normal With online enrolment and hybrid learning environments set to become ‘the new norm’ from September 2020, students are left… Bridget Stockdale 6y Bridget Stockdale 6y News ESFA director of funding poached by Cabinet Office The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s first overall director of funding – appointed just last year to oversee a… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 842 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
