Politics

MPs to investigate ‘new way of doing FE’

New inquiry will cover staff pay, student mental health support, apprenticeships and funding

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Careers, Qualifications

Early years qualification rules relaxed amid recruitment crisis

Managers will be able to count staff with level 2 qualifications as level 3 in staff-to-child ratios

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Ofsted

College retains ‘outstanding’ for third time

Ofsted hears how Nelson and Colne College learners feel part of a ‘big family’

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

DfE ponders national rollout of NHS T Level coordinators

Nationwide pilot expansion considered to “broaden impact” of NHS T Level specialists

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Awarding

SEG chair Stott quits awarding group

The chair of the Skills and Education Group board has resigned with immediate effect on health grounds after eight…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Adult education, Careers

MPs to examine job centres’ new skills and careers role 

The government hopes integrating careers advice into job centres will boost employment

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor


Devolution

Boris’s rushed retraining scheme created huge underspend 

Most of the money has been quietly returned to the Treasury

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills bootcamps

Recruitment ban as bootcamp firm Redstone probed

ITP paid nearly £3 million in bootcamps funding from mayoral combined authorities

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

NCG hit with £9m clawback bill after ESFA battle

But finances continue to be strong while Ofsted delivered another ‘good’ judgment this month

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
T Levels

IfATE: Contract delays won’t derail gen 2 health and science T Levels

Fresh awarding body licenses were due to be awarded in October

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Ofsted

‘Life changing’ West Thames College judged ‘outstanding’

The feat means 1 in 10 GFE colleges now hold the watchdog’s highest grade

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

Legrave: College interventions fall as support take-up rises

Number of colleges in intervention reduced to 9

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen

Must read

Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
16-19

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel