News Ofsted watch: Promising for most, but well-known waste disposal employer disappoints FE providers have shown great promise in Ofsted inspections this week, except for one national waste disposal employer which… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Boris Johnson: ‘It’s vital we invest now in FE and skills’ Boris Johnson has said it is “vital” the government invests “now” in further education and skills, and has promised… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Monthly apprenticeships update: April starts up 3% on last year but May stays static Apprenticeship starts for the period August 2018 to May 2019 are up 7 per cent on the previous year,… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Gavin Williamson becomes new education secretary Gavin Williamson has been appointed the new education secretary, replacing Damian Hinds who was sacked earlier this evening. A… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News DfE officially reopens academisation option for sixth-form colleges The government has confirmed it will continue to allow sixth-form colleges to academise, two months after FE Week revealed… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Cabinet reshuffle: Education secretary Damian Hinds out Damian Hinds has lost his job as education secretary, following skills minister Anne Milton out the door, as new… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Government turns to European Union funding to support T-levels The government is looking to the European Social Fund to help tackle the barriers that rural areas face with… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Theresa May uses last PMQs to plead with Boris Johnson to invest more in FE Outgoing prime minister Theresa May used her last speech at the dispatch box to plead with her successor to… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News The 11 things we learned from the DfE’s and ESFA’s 2018-19 accounts Both the Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency have today published their annual accounts for 2018-19,… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Skills minister Anne Milton resigns Apprenticeships and skills minister Anne Milton has resigned from government. She announced the move on Twitter ahead of the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News WorldSkills 2019: Meet Team UK With the WorldSkills 2019 competition only a month away, we introduce the 37 members of Team UK that’ll be… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Victory for Grenfell campaigners as government pledges £32.3m to buy back college campus The government has pledged up to £32.3 million to help buy back a college campus that serves the community… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 830 Older Must read 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 3d Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3d 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
