Staff TRA seeks extra misconduct volunteers amid FE expansion TRA looking to double misconduct panel members with 150 hires Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Colleges, Politics Exclusive Saudis ‘ready to offer decade-long FE tuition deals’ to UK colleges Fresh tendering round expected to launch this academic year to revive ventures in the kingdom Billy Camden 9mo Billy Camden 9mo Ofsted Exclusive Report cards ‘rushed and botched’, Ofsted whistleblowers claim Watchdog insiders say planned consultation is a ‘sham’ and reforms have been ‘cobbled together at ridiculous speed’ Freddie Whittaker 9mo Freddie Whittaker 9mo Skills reform Demand for industry training board merger rejected ‘No plans to legislate’ for a merger between CITB and ECITB, DfE says after independent review Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Apprenticeships Apprenticeships: Level 2 starts lowest in four years Growth in higher level apprenticeships mask falls in level 2 and under 19s Shane Chowen 9mo Shane Chowen 9mo Higher education DfE to curb HE franchise fraud with mandatory OfS registration Providers with over 300 franchised HE students will be required to register with the Office for Students Shane Chowen 9mo Shane Chowen 9mo Politics MPs to investigate ‘new way of doing FE’ New inquiry will cover staff pay, student mental health support, apprenticeships and funding Shane Chowen 9mo Shane Chowen 9mo Careers, Qualifications Early years qualification rules relaxed amid recruitment crisis Managers will be able to count staff with level 2 qualifications as level 3 in staff-to-child ratios Josh Mellor 9mo Josh Mellor 9mo Ofsted College retains ‘outstanding’ for third time Ofsted hears how Nelson and Colne College learners feel part of a ‘big family’ Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo T Levels DfE ponders national rollout of NHS T Level coordinators Nationwide pilot expansion considered to “broaden impact” of NHS T Level specialists Anviksha Patel 9mo Anviksha Patel 9mo Awarding SEG chair Stott quits awarding group The chair of the Skills and Education Group board has resigned with immediate effect on health grounds after eight… FE Week Reporter 9mo FE Week Reporter 9mo Adult education, Careers MPs to examine job centres’ new skills and careers role The government hopes integrating careers advice into job centres will boost employment Josh Mellor 9mo Josh Mellor 9mo Newer 1 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 832 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
