News Peers force senior civil servants to defend FE funding Senior government figures have been forced to defend whether further education is getting its “fair share” of funding during… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Learndirect accounts reveal huge debts and an uncertain future The long-term survival of Learndirect will hinge on the success of its sister companies, including Learndirect Apprenticeships, over the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Consultation launches on FE residential safeguarding standards The government has opened its consultation on new national minimum standards for residential accommodation for 16- to 18-year-olds in… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Milton appears to back subcontractor inspections The skills minister has appeared to agree that Ofsted should inspect subcontractors during an exchange at education questions in… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Extra-curricular and student support cuts exposed Two thirds of colleges and schools have had to cut extra-curricular activities and student support services due to crippling… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted Watch: Three councils told adult learning requires improvement Three local authorities have been told by Ofsted that their provision of adult and community learning ‘requires improvement’. Birmingham… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Exclusive Halfon: ‘Ofsted must start inspecting subcontractors’ The head of the Commons education select committee wants a “wholesale review” into why Ofsted is yet to inspect… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Greening ‘all talk’ on BAME apprenticeships The education secretary has been accused of putting more talk than action into growing apprenticeships amongst ethnic minorities. Justine… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News ‘Don’t forget FE in the budget’ demand sector leaders in open letter Leading voices in FE have joined forces to demand more funding for the sector ahead of the autumn budget…. Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News WEA Awards recognise achievement against the odds Eight people who overcame all sorts of barriers to take their first steps towards teaching other adult learners have… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Huge spike in higher level apprenticeship commitments Levy-funded apprenticeships at higher and degree-level jumped by a whopping 424 per cent in September, according to the latest… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Major home health care employer provider branded ‘inadequate’ Ofsted has rated a major home healthcare employer-provider ‘inadequate’ across the board, in a report that condemns its “woefully… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 833 Older Must read 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 6d Anviksha Patel 6d 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories 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 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
