DfE, level 3, Qualifications Exclusive BTEC survival hope after Smith’s policy shift Courses that ‘overlap’ with T Levels faced the cut under plans inherited from the Conservatives Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Apprenticeships Exclusive DfE ‘tore up AEB contract due to apprenticeship row’ Private provider owner also claims adult education payments were withheld as officials recovered clawback Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Apprenticeships Long read Turnaround job of a Lifetime at apprenticeship giant An interview with CEO David Smith Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Ofsted Revealed: How Ofsted will develop plans to inspect inclusion Watchdog has so far provided little detail on what metrics will be used to judge inclusion for incoming report… Lucas Cumiskey 7mo Lucas Cumiskey 7mo Politics Tugendhat pledges millions for FE in Tory leadership bid Apprenticeships and skills spending will reduce reliance on migrant workers, according to Tory leadership hopeful Shane Chowen 7mo Shane Chowen 7mo Prison education Young offenders denied legal right to education Staff shortages are preventing both adults and children from attending education and training Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo DfE Pupil premium plus post-16 pilot reduces ‘cliff edge’ of support, report finds Calls for long-term funding as evaluation highlights positive outcomes for vulnerable young people Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Colleges, Politics 172 college leaders make collective investment plea to chancellor Principals warn economic growth will be stifled without greater funding to build the FE workforce Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo WorldSkills WorldSkills UK national finals will move to Wales in 2025 South Wales to host national event for the first time Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Colleges 40 extra hours policy ‘helpful’ for 3 in 5 colleges, report suggests But researchers warn they cannot accurately measure compliance Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Higher education OfS dishes out further £14m for level 6 degree apprenticeships expansion Comes a week after the government revealed plans to restrict level 7 apprenticeships Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Politics Phillipson tells school pay review body to consider FE impact Education secretary appears to namecheck further education workforce for first time in STRB remit letter Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Newer 1 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 802 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 4w Josh Mellor 4w Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 1mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
