Politics Revealed: The three candidates for education committee chair Two former children’s minister and disability rights campaigner compete for influential job Freddie Whittaker 7mo Freddie Whittaker 7mo WorldSkills 2024 WorldSkills 2028 host country revealed Delegates at the WorldSkills general assembly have voted on who to host the 2028 competition – with Japan winning… Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo WorldSkills 2024 Team UK land in Lyon for WorldSkills FE Week is on location in Lyon as members of Team UK make final preparations for a week of… Anviksha Patel 7mo Anviksha Patel 7mo Long read, Skills England Long read Can Skills England really fix our broken skills system? Labour quango Skills England has a mission to boost growth by fixing skills gaps, but how can it swerve the… Jessica Hill 7mo Jessica Hill 7mo Ofsted Ofsted’s website shows FE sub-judgments for first time The move comes four months after the watchdog made the same change to schools’ profiles Josh Mellor 8mo Josh Mellor 8mo DfE, Qualifications BTEC review terms kept secret despite transparency pleas Publishing the terms of its review could have a ‘corrosive’ effect on good government, the DfE argues Josh Mellor 8mo Josh Mellor 8mo Ofsted Coffey with Camden: Spilling the beans on Ofsted reforms A Q&A with the inspectorate’s COO Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo Students Exclusive Twice as many students suspended in colleges since Covid Never-before-seen data reveals the scale of exclusions and suspensions in FE Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel 8mo DfE, ITPs Exclusive Private provider’s bankruptcy leaves north east IoT £3m out of pocket The DfE and liquidators are staying tight-lipped over whether high-tech equipment is recoverable Josh Mellor 8mo Josh Mellor 8mo Skills reform, T Levels Wave 3 T Level contracts set to more than double in value Government continues to respond to affordability concerns from awarding bodies Shane Chowen 8mo Shane Chowen 8mo News Phillipson meets with unions to plan new ‘partnership’ model Unions and employers would be asked for perspectives at ‘early stage’ of policy development Billy Camden 8mo Freddie Whittaker 8mo Ofsted Ofsted names new ‘external reference group’ members Groups will offer ‘independent advice and challenge’ as watchdog embarks on wide-ranging reforms, but FE and skills representation is… Shane Chowen 8mo Shane Chowen and Freddie Whittaker 8mo Newer 1 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 802 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 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo 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
