News ‘Disappointment’ as T Levels funding rate uplift halved Decision comes weeks after the NAO revealed a £688m underspend on the total T Level budget Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Skills reform Skills England: Ministers will make decisions on FE resources, not us Highlights from Skills England’s first grilling by the education committee Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Apprenticeships Struggling Babington joins Paragon Skills at Knovia Group Takeover comes as Babington faces hefty government clawback and ‘worsening’ financial position Billy Camden 10mo Billy Camden 10mo Ofsted Nearly two-thirds think Ofsted reforms are worse, ‘alternative’ consultation finds Survey launched by Ofsted critics finds 90% of respondents said five-point grading system not fit for purpose Lydia Chantler-Hicks 10mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 10mo Inclusion ‘Worry’ over as doomed SEND college is saved by Big Issue The ‘outstanding’ college feared closure after an eviction notice from Hounslow Council Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Colleges, Ofsted Shrewsbury College celebrates ‘outstanding’ Ofsted result Landmark inspection outcome achieved just 5 years after the sixth form group controversially received the lowest possible grade FE Week Reporter 10mo FE Week Reporter 10mo Politics Lady Spielman and Lord Gove: Tories confirm peerages Two former education secretaries have been given gongs Shane Chowen 10mo Shane Chowen 10mo Colleges Unions demand 10% pay rise amid looming strike threat This year’s AoC negotiations will also include measures to tackle “impossible” workloads Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo News DfE seeks job share director to oversee T Levels and level 3 reforms It’s the second senior skills role to be shared by two people announced in recent months Josh Mellor 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo Colleges Luminate boss to retire National leader of FE Colin Booth to step down from Luminate Education Group after 40 years in education Anviksha Patel 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo Adult education Ministers funding LSIPs until at least September Recommissioning of bodies responsible for the plans will take place later this year Josh Mellor 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo Newer 1 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 848 Older Must read 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
