Politics MPs to investigate ‘new way of doing FE’ New inquiry will cover staff pay, student mental health support, apprenticeships and funding Shane Chowen 11mo Shane Chowen 11mo 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 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo Ofsted College retains ‘outstanding’ for third time Ofsted hears how Nelson and Colne College learners feel part of a ‘big family’ Anviksha Patel 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo 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 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo 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 11mo FE Week Reporter 11mo 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 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo Devolution Exclusive Boris’s rushed retraining scheme created huge underspend Most of the money has been quietly returned to the Treasury Josh Mellor 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo Skills bootcamps Recruitment ban as bootcamp firm Redstone probed ITP paid nearly £3 million in bootcamps funding from mayoral combined authorities Anviksha Patel 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo 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 11mo Billy Camden 11mo T Levels Exclusive 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 11mo Shane Chowen 11mo 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 11mo Billy Camden 11mo Colleges Legrave: College interventions fall as support take-up rises Number of colleges in intervention reduced to 9 Shane Chowen 11mo Shane Chowen 11mo Newer 1 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo