Colleges FE Commissioner tells ‘inadequate’ college to rebuild reputation The Cumbrian college is weighing up whether to remain standalone or merge amid falling student numbers Billy Camden 11mo Billy Camden 11mo FE workforce Meeting 6.5k pledge will still lead to college teacher shortfall, NAO warns DfE called out for being unclear on how manifesto recruitment target will be split across education amid rising FE… Anviksha Patel 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo EuroSkills 2025 Team UK for EuroSkills 2025 announced The UK’s best will head to Herning, Denmark to compete later this year Anviksha Patel 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo Careers, Young people ‘Short-sighted’: DfE controversially cuts ASK careers scheme funding Providers say the programme has helped thousands of young people understand their career options Josh Mellor 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo Colleges South west colleges reignite merger talks Governors hope to sign off on the Devon merger in November FE Week Reporter 11mo FE Week Reporter 11mo Ofsted Eureka! Science trainer given Ofsted’s highest grade Inspectorate full of praise for 500 learner-strong Birmingham-based provider’s curriculum and teaching Billy Camden 11mo Billy Camden 11mo Adult education Only builder bootcamps extended as scheme dismantled Local leaders in some parts of the country will continue bootcamps for other sectors Josh Mellor 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo Colleges Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 11mo Anviksha Patel 11mo News Safety trainer BSC fined for anti-fraud failures ‘Long running, repeated and systemic failures’ related to CSCS cards exposed Josh Mellor 11mo Josh Mellor 11mo Young people T Levels will hit sustainable levels ‘by 2029’ DfE officials ‘confident’ of hitting new forecasts after huge shortfall in early years of the qualification’s rollout Billy Camden 11mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 11mo Sponsored post Sponsored Screening for the cognitive needs of apprentices is essential – does it matter if the process is engaging? Engagement should be the first priority in cognitive assessment. An engaging assessment is an inclusive assessment — when cognitive… Advertorial 11mo aptem. 11mo Apprenticeships Replace level 2s with foundation apprenticeships, says report Uni VC claims ‘many’ level 2 apprenticeships have ‘not offered high-quality training, nor been sufficiently accessible to potential learners’ Billy Camden 11mo Billy Camden 11mo Newer 1 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 10h Josh Mellor 10h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
