News City and Guilds calls for new quango to oversee skills policy The City and Guilds Group has called for the creation of a new independent body to oversee skills policy… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Revealed: The 19 areas splitting £2.5m in careers hubs funding The government has announced the names of 19 areas that will join its careers hubs programme, but they will… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Government reveals flexibilities for T-level industry placement Flexibilities will be added to the controversial 315-hour minimum industry placement in T-levels – including allowing multiple placements at… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted watch: Two providers rated ‘inadequate’ for apprenticeships A private provider has dropped two grades to ‘inadequate’ and a sixth form college was rated grade four for… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Love Our Colleges Week re-convenes ahead of the comprehensive spending review Following the first national Colleges Week last October, the Association of Colleges has held a further week of activities… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Providers face further wait on tender outcome as GLA wrestles with queries Providers awaiting the outcome of the Greater London Authority’s adult education budget tender will not be told the outcome… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Mystery surrounds second delay to Havering College merger plans A cash-strapped college’s future has been thrown into doubt after a merger it was depending on to sort out… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Scandal-hit Hadlow College first to go through insolvency regime The ongoing financial scandal engulfing Hadlow College has led to it having the dubious honour of becoming the first… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News ‘We are restless for solutions’: Grenfell community meets the PM about ‘threat’ to local college Campaigners battling to save a college campus that serves the community affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster have pleaded… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive College to axe A-level department at a time of quality and financial concerns A college that crashed two grades from ‘outstanding’ last year is consulting on plans to close down its A-level… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Revealed: The 21 winners of the West Midlands AEB tender The first winners from a devolved adult education budget (AEB) competitive procurement process have been told the good news…. Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News DfE launches consultation on fully-funded digital functional skills qualifications The Department for Education is calling for views on the content for new digital functional skills qualifications that will… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y Newer 1 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 842 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
