News £300m budget boost ‘can’t pay for 5.5% FE pay rise’, AoC claims UCU hits back and tells colleges to better ‘manage their budgets to prioritise giving hard-working staff a proper pay-rise… Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Apprenticeships, Skills reform All level 7 apprenticeships will be axed, skills minister suggests ‘Honest’ Jacqui Smith says cuts will be ‘more than people hope’ as she also defends Skills England’s independence and… Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Sponsored post Sponsored Are we running out of STEAM? In the 21st century, the education landscape has been dominated by the prioritisation of STEM subjects. Science, Technology, Engineering… Advertorial 7mo Matt Moseley, Chief Examiner Art & Design, UAL Awarding Body 7mo Adult education Winners of Mayor of London Adult Learning Awards 2024 10 inspirational winners from London’s adult learning community have been honoured FE Week Reporter 7mo FE Week Reporter 7mo Colleges Country’s only ‘inadequate’ FE college improves to ‘good’ The college’s principal said staff are ‘absolutely delighted’ Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Assessment Ofqual demands ‘honesty’ in new rules for awarding organisations Proposals include ‘principles’ that could see sanctions on organisations that undermine public confidence in qualifications Shane Chowen 7mo Shane Chowen 7mo Colleges, Ofsted Ofsted ‘falling short’ on improving FE, researchers claim Academics said studying Ofsted’s impact on further education is ‘crucial’ for skills and social justice Josh Mellor 7mo Josh Mellor 7mo Skills reform Replace GCSE maths resits with new foundation course, says OECD Research by the international organisation suggests the pass bar in England is unachievable for some students Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Ofsted Apprenticeship giant Kaplan secures Ofsted upgrade Financial services and accountancy provider praised for quality improvement strategies and action to reduce withdrawals Billy Camden 7mo Billy Camden 7mo Ofsted Ofsted Academy publishes first inspector training materials Six inspector training videos uploaded to free-to-access platform – but only for school inspectors FE Week Reporter 7mo FE Week Reporter 7mo Politics Laura Trott appointed shadow education secretary MP for Sevenoaks and former chief secretary to the Treasury tapped by Kemi Badenoch to lead Conservative education team Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo Sponsored post Sponsored The college roadmap to AI maturity – and a reskilled workforce AI is poised to drive economic growth, reshape jobs, and transform industries, demanding urgent upskilling. Education must swiftly adapt,… Code Institute 7mo Code Institute 7mo Newer 1 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 810 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 3w Jessica Hill 3w Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
