Adult education, Devolution London will be first to launch regional AEB learner survey The Greater London Authority is planning to become the first devolved area to launch a regional adult education budget… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Ex-SFA deputy director slams funding management ahead of Ney review An ex-deputy director of the government’s skills funding agency has called for a return to “supportive” contract management for… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive PhD-level apprenticeship plans move a step closer Plans for PhD-level apprenticeships have moved a step closer, despite the government’s failing to agree a policy position on… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News DfE to finally rollout free sanitary products scheme next week All colleges and schools in England will finally be able to access free sanitary products from Monday, as part… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Ofsted watch: Troubled college and Williamson’s alma mater among swathe of positive results A college in financial trouble and the education secretary’s old sixth form are among a host of positive Ofsted… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Reformed BTECs still produce higher grades than A-levels Students still get higher marks in reformed BTECs than in A-levels – but the gap has closed, new analysis… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Grade 4 provider to close after losing Ofsted appeal The first FE provider to receive a grade four under Ofsted’s new inspection regime is closing down. Sixteen jobs… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Gender pay gap doubles for apprentices The apprenticeships system is “continuing to let women down”, a union has said. The claim came after it was… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Skills advisory panels set to influence which FE courses receive funding Skills advisory panels (SAPs) could be given a role in influencing which courses will be prioritised and funded in… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive ‘I’ve never experienced anything like this’: Shrewsbury College in grade 4 battle A college is battling Ofsted to prevent the publication of a grade four report after inspectors claimed to have… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Investigation: Highest principals’ pay plummets The top ten highest college salaries have dropped by an average of more than £50,000 after six of the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive FE is a ‘ticking time bomb’, says college chief Further education is a “ticking time bomb” and more colleges will have to close campuses unless government gets serious… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 842 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
