Adult education, Devolution Exclusive Mayors better at spending adult skills cash Devolved AEB underspend figures revealed for first time Josh Mellor 9mo Josh Mellor 9mo Pay Exclusive FE ethnicity pay gap revealed Underrepresentation of ethnic minorities at region and leader level reveal cold spots in pay gaps Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Adult education, Training Providers Exclusive Learning Curve vs DfE contract case ends in secret settlement Deal ends 18-month court battle over major provider’s alleged ‘unlawful’ adult education budget bid rejection Shane Chowen 9mo Shane Chowen 9mo Colleges, Politics Exclusive Principals’ dismay over £50m pay deal ‘own goal’ College leaders divided over effectiveness of the one-off grant Billy Camden 9mo Billy Camden 9mo Apprenticeships Devolve apprenticeship funding to local leaders, says Wolf Former PM-adviser sets out plan for fixing apprenticeship howlers Billy Camden 9mo Billy Camden 9mo Ofsted Ofsted system glitch wiped evidence during almost 200 inspections But in almost every case inspectors were still able to consider the findings when reaching judgments, says watchdog Freddie Whittaker 9mo Freddie Whittaker 9mo Politics DfE refuses to include FE in teacher recruitment forecasts Modelling used to predict school teacher numbers will not be applied to FE despite staffing crisis Shane Chowen 9mo Shane Chowen 9mo Colleges NEU rejects £50m pay deal with more college strikes Union says there will still be a two-tier wage system even with the ‘one-off grant’ announced last week Billy Camden 9mo Billy Camden 9mo Sponsored post Sponsored Functional Skills reimagined: Drive success in English & Mathematics with modern qualifications. In today’s educational landscape, supporting learners with essential English and maths skills goes beyond traditional teaching. It’s about providing… Advertorial 9mo Ascentis 9mo Colleges Fresh sixth form college strike ballot despite £50m pay deal SFCA hits back as NASUWT accuses principals of making ‘spurious arguments’ Billy Camden 9mo Billy Camden 9mo T Levels T Level results to be published for individual colleges for first time But a planned overall attainment measure has been delayed Billy Camden 9mo Billy Camden 9mo Long read A day in the life of the head of a small specialist college Clare Scattergood’s job title underplays the myriad roles she performs at her small independent specialist college in Birmingham –… Jessica Hill 9mo Jessica Hill 9mo Newer 1 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 829 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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 Next 3 stories 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 Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo