Strikes, Teaching UCU Congress preview: Lecturers to vote on national strike ballot Tackling ‘excessive’ principal pay and abolishing Ofsted also due to be debated Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel 8mo 16-19 Youth NEET numbers remain ‘stubbornly high’ Behind the numbers are young people facing mental health issues and long term unemployment Josh Mellor 8mo Josh Mellor 8mo Colleges, Training Providers Acland-Hood: I was wrong about our FE probe policy The DfE still hasn’t released the findings of hundreds of investigations into FE providers Josh Mellor 8mo Josh Mellor 8mo Apprenticeships Foundation apprenticeships off to a shaky start New programmes ‘blur lines’ with level 2 apprenticeships and miss popular youth sectors Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo Apprenticeships L2 admin assistant standard awaiting ed sec funding approval Its trailblazer group is hoping for approval by the new academic year Josh Mellor 8mo Josh Mellor 8mo Prison education Let more prisoners work or train, says sentencing review Ex justice secretary recommends using AI to help prisoners with probation and education advice Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel 8mo News Phillipson adds £190m to 16-19 funding rise Funding rates for 16-19 education will rise even further in September, with extra funds earmarked for staff recruitment and… Shane Chowen 8mo Shane Chowen 8mo Ofsted ITP judged ‘inadequate’ after expanding provision despite ‘poor’ teaching Ofsted claims construction provider ‘too slow to act’ – but CEO ‘respectfully’ disagrees Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel 8mo Colleges Liverpool college repays DfE after investigators find ‘inaccurate’ funding claims The college said the issues stem from the ‘complex’ apprenticeship system and remote working during the pandemic Josh Mellor 8mo Josh Mellor 8mo Adult education, Apprenticeships, Training Providers DfE toughens up on ITP contract sanctions New contracts expand termination danger from ‘inadequate’ to ‘requires improvement’ training providers Shane Chowen 8mo Shane Chowen 8mo recruitment DfE perm sec cannot explain 6.5k teacher recruitment pledge Colleges still in the dark over promised share of new teachers Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel 8mo Apprenticeships First list of foundation apprenticeships published Typical duration for the new entry route will be 8 months Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo Newer 1 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 841 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 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 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
