Colleges, RSHE

DfE ‘considering’ making sex education compulsory in colleges

The move follows calls by MPs in July to extend the provision to post-16 settings

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform

Treasury plans apprenticeship levy restrictions

Chancellor wants to act on soaring degree-level apprenticeship spending

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Seven colleges scoop royal prize for further education

‘Ground-breaking’ college initiatives in space engineering, nuclear and maritime among this year’s Queen’s Anniversary Prize winners

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

GCSE students set to be given exam aids for one more year

It follows Nick Gibb, ex-schools minister, saying there was ‘an expectation’ the support would not be offered this year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Ofsted

Amanda Spielman’s swansong AoC conference speech

Ofsted chief inspector delivers her final speech to the colleges sector

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
News

FE Commissioner sets apprenticeships and bootcamps targets for colleges

Comes amid government concerns that colleges’ share of both markets is too low

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


Colleges

DfE appoints first FE student support champion

The role has been created to improve student success and progress

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Skills reform

Halfon pleads with colleges to convince more students to take T Levels

Skills minister urges leaders to persuade more year 11s onto the courses as plans for a replacement qualification build

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Labour’s levy plan would limit apprenticeships to 140,000 a year, government claims

Proposal would cost an additional £1.5bn, new estimations suggest

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Damian Hinds returns to DfE as minister of state

Appointment follows resignation of schools minister Nick Gibb

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Colleges

Strikes called off at another 7 colleges

Staff at 8 colleges will begin three days of strike action from tomorrow

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Interview: AoC president finds her voice

Newly re-appointed Association of Colleges president Corrienne Peasgood tells Shane Chowen how she’s ready to fight for colleges and…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen

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Politics

Fears of even more FE budget cuts after autumn statement

Spending on non-protected government budgets, like further education, at risk due to spending on tax cuts, according to analysts

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform

OBR forecast hikes apprenticeship levy intake to £4bn next year

Gap between levy receipts and public spending distribution becomes ‘gaping chasm’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofqual, Ofsted

Ofqual investigation ‘made me feel like a criminal’

Apprenticeship assessment firm exits market after regulator’s audit left owner feeling suicidal

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Autumn statement: £50m pilot for ‘growth sector’ apprenticeships

Apprentice minimum wage rises, while talks over levy restrictions continue

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Long read

Too few workers leaves childcare ‘revolution’ in peril

The early years sector is facing debilitating staff shortages. Jessica Hill speaks to sector leaders about how reforms to…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
BTECs, Skills reform, T Levels

155,000 young people to ‘fall through the gap’ left by BTECs, report warns

‘Desperate’ ministers also accused of misusing data to overstate performance of T Levels

Billy Camden
Billy Camden