News Exclusive Ex-schools minister proposes DfE shake-up to stop schools and HE favouritism Education ministers’ portfolios need a major shake-up if the historic favouritism shown to schools and universities is to change,… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ofsted will keep its four-point grading system – for now Ofsted will stick to its current four-point grading system in its new inspection framework – putting an end to… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Grade three Ofsted ratings confirmed for NCG and Intraining The nation’s largest college group and its troubled private training provider have officially been downgraded to ‘requires improvement’, after… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Is the government about to scrap apprenticeship fees to woo back employers? The 10-per-cent fee that small businesses must pay when they take on apprentices could be scrapped, according to the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News How to apply for T-level teacher training funds Details of how providers can ask for money to train industry experts who will teach the first T-levels have… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News ESFA given ‘vote of confidence’ in managing apprenticeship and T-level reforms The ESFA will manage the reforms to apprenticeships and T-levels from this September, in a “vote of confidence” from… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Anne Milton launches £22m construction skills fund The skills minister has launched a new £22 million fund to help tackle construction skills shortages. The 18-month scheme… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News NHS starts fall despite apprenticeships push The number of National Health Service apprenticeship starts fell by more than a fifth last year despite a plan… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Digital and science engineering UTC to open in Doncaster in 2020 A new university technical college is being created in South Yorkshire despite mounting problems with the programme, the Department for Education… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ofsted watch: Private provider straight in at grade four A private provider has earned the ignominious honour this week of being rated ‘inadequate’ at its first ever inspection…. Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Essex council protests college merger with London group A council in Essex has come out firmly against merger plans for its financially stricken local college, fearing it… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Seven-day strike at Hull College called off Seven days of strikes at Hull College, due to start on Monday, have been called off after the threat… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 842 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 16-19 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
