News Final Institutes of Technology shortlist announced The 16 providers in the final stage of the government’s competition to open Institutes of Technology have been revealed…. Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News T-level full roll-out delayed until 2023, DfE confirms The full roll-out of T-levels has been delayed until September 2023 after concerns were raised about the planned pace… Nick Linford 7y Nick Linford 7y News Exclusive AoC’s new president wants to give learners their voice The new president-elect of the Association of Colleges will campaign to get his fellow principals to involve learners far… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News T-level content published – but 5 day consultation deadline branded ‘staggering’ The Institute for Apprenticeships is giving the FE sector just five working days to respond to its consultation on… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Commissioner credits improvements at college Ofsted branded ‘unsafe’ The FE Commissioner has recognised improvements at a financially challenged college that was recently branded grade four by Ofsted… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News FE college incorporated just four years ago told to merge An FE college that was that was only incorporated in 2014 is no longer sustainable as a standalone institution,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News London colleges hit with strikes – but exams go on London has been a hotbed of industrial unrest this week – but the Association of Colleges is claiming that… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Ofsted watch: Mixed bag at three ‘new’ apprenticeship providers Three early monitoring visit reports on new apprenticeship providers were published this week and produced a mixed bag. Lean… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Mayor of London blames DfE for having to top-slice AEB The Greater London Authority is locked in a war of words with the government over Sadiq Khan’s plan to… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Exclusive Universities battle with IfA over degree funding cuts Universities are butting heads with the Institute for Apprenticeships over funding-rate reductions – and many may even stop offering… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Ofsted to win apprenticeship money and power Ofsted will have its powers and budget for FE inspections boosted after the government was embarrassed over apprenticeship accountability,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Damian Hinds refuses permanent secretary’s request to delay T-levels The education secretary is sticking to the 2020 start date for T-levels – even though his own permanent secretary… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 830 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 6mo Billy Camden 6mo
