Young people ‘Small’ pool of awarding bodies eligible for first V Levels – Ofqual Exams regulator launches quick turnaround consultation for developing new qualifications Josh Mellor 3w Josh Mellor 3w Inclusion, Ofsted College staff need better training to support learners in care – Ofsted Watchdog also warns that issues with the systems of support for young people create ‘barriers to progress’ Freddie Whittaker 3w Freddie Whittaker 3w FE workforce FE teacher pay gap with schools hits 15-year high Funding pressures leave colleges struggling to recruit teachers as student numbers surge Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Colleges Free meals funding frozen in FE while schools rate rises College leaders bite back at ‘insulting’ DfE decision Josh Mellor 3w Josh Mellor 3w Colleges Ministers accused of breaking 16–19 funding promise with 0.5% rate rise An uplift on older T Level courses will also be removed in the new academic year Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel and Josh Mellor 3w Assessment, Young people Functional skills to remain as DfE unveils ‘stepping-stone’ GCSE resit courses New level 1 quals could have modular assessment to ‘bank progress’ and improve student confidence FE Week Reporter 3w FE Week Reporter 3w Young people Ministers shrink T Levels to boost take-up and manageability New T Levels will be smaller than any existing course, with content and assessment trimmed to ease delivery pressures Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w Young people DfE misses 2025-26 T Level starts target by nearly a fifth It comes a year after the NAO cast doubt on the scalability of the technical qualifications Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Young people Revealed: The first three V Level subject areas Teaching of the new vocational courses will begin next year in digital, education and finance Josh Mellor 3w Josh Mellor 3w Young people DfE agrees to BTECs defunding delay Funding for the level 3 courses will now continue into the 2026-27 academic year as ministers amend ‘aggressive’ approach Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w News Angela Middleton stripped of MBE by King Charles The ex-apprenticeship boss has honour revoked for ‘bringing the honours system into disrepute’ after owing DfE £12.5m Billy Camden 4w Billy Camden 4w Ofsted 88 providers granted Ofsted inspection delay New data shows FE providers had the highest rejection rate for inspection deferral requests across all Ofsted remits last… FE Week Reporter 4w FE Week Reporter 4w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 14h Josh Mellor 14h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
