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 News DfE confirms popular BTECs amongst qualifications facing funding axe More than 160 “duplicate qualifications” at level 3 and below will have their funding removed from August 2020 –… Simon Kay 6y Simon Kay 6y News Ofsted watch: Unimpressive week for new private providers Five early monitoring reports for independent providers returned ‘insufficient’ ratings this week, with Ofsted finding some have not recruited… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News MPs urge DfE to ‘urgently’ raise the 16-18 rate and develop a 10-year funding plan The government must “urgently address the damage that has been done” to FE by raising the 16 to 18… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 842 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
