News T-levels: DfE won’t consult on 3-month work placements The education secretary has ruled out T-levels at level two and will not budge on mandatory three-month work placements,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Colleges’ Ofsted grades bounce back England’s colleges are showing signs of turning a significant corner in their Ofsted performance. Seven have managed to dig… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News, Profiles Milton’s mission – An interview with the Apprenticeships & Skills minister Anne Milton has just passed her six-month mark as apprenticeships and skills minister. FE Week paid her a visit… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News BREAKING: Government launches 10-week T-levels consultation The long-awaited public consultation for T-levels has today been launched by the government. The consultation, which has been delayed… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Almost 200 T-level panel members announced The full membership of the first six T-level panels has been announced by the Department for Education. The 187-strong… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Large fall in advanced learner loan applications Advanced learner loan applications are continuing to fall, according to new government statistics. Applications so far for 2017/18 are… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Two thirds of apprenticeships ‘convert’ existing employees, report warns Two thirds of apprenticeships are merely “converting” existing employees and could be certifying existing skills, rather than focusing on… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Tough new intervention trigger for FE Commissioner The FE commissioner has new powers to trigger formal intervention, under tougher plans to enter colleges before they hit… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Industrial strategy confirms delay to adult education budget devolution The devolution of the adult education budget has been delayed by a year. In its industrial strategy white paper the government… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Exclusive Anne Milton apologises for non-levy tender delays The skills minister has offered her “sincere apologies” to FE providers which have been caught up in the non-levy… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Government research finds colleges must do more to motivate GCSE resit students Government research has found that colleges need to do more to motivate GCSE maths and English resit students. “Motivation… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News National retraining partnership outlined in new industrial strategy The government has published its industrial strategy white paper this morning, with details of a national retraining partnership unveiled…. Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Newer 1 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 805 Older Must read 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 2d Billy Camden 2d Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 1w Anviksha Patel 1w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo
