Skills reform Tech exec and ex-DfE perm sec to lead Skills England Phil Smith and David Bell named chair and vice chair respectively, while two senior civil servants will jobshare as… FE Week Reporter 11mo Anviksha Patel and Josh Mellor 11mo Apprenticeships, Ofsted Public relations training firm rated ‘outstanding’ Apprenticeships provision at international PR company lauded for ‘exceptional’ leadership Anviksha Patel 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo Colleges Legal win fails to spark Catholic sixth form academy bids A suggestion that sixth forms could form their own trust faces barriers from bishops who aren’t used to power… Josh Mellor 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo News Sir Ian Bauckham confirmed as permanent Ofqual chief The former academy trust CEO has served in an interim capacity for over a year FE Week Reporter 11mo FE Week Reporter 11mo Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted report cards: We’ll face more pressure, not less, say FE staff Leaders warn of ‘greater risk of error’ which is likely to lead to more complaints Billy Camden 11mo Billy Camden 11mo Ofqual, Politics £16k legal bill blow as apprentice assessor’s £50k fine upheld EPAO refutes Ofqual allegations that the company deliberately breached rules for financial gain Billy Camden 11mo Billy Camden 11mo Apprenticeships Exclusive DfE to relax functional skills rules for apprentices Ministers expected to announce major rule change imminently Billy Camden 11mo Billy Camden 11mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 11mo Shane Chowen 11mo safeguarding Prevent referrals to be ‘routinely’ escalated Major review comes after teenager who murdered three girls in Southport was referred to the programme three times Rosa Furneaux 11mo Rosa Furneaux 11mo Sponsored post Sponsored Apprenticeships are for life, not just National Apprenticeship Week National Apprenticeship Week is one of the awareness events that we all mark in our calendars. It’s a hive… Advertorial 11mo NCFE 11mo Colleges Intervention lifted at pandemic-hit City Lit Principal praises staff and FE Commissioner as college finances recover faster than planned FE Week Reporter 11mo FE Week Reporter 11mo News NEU calls off sixth form college strikes Union suspends this week’s planned 2-day walk out as it consults members on 4.3% pay offer Billy Camden 11mo Billy Camden 11mo Newer 1 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 841 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
