Adult education Exclusive Bootcamp provider in whistleblower probe collapses ‘I’m not one of these cowboys who treat people like dirt’ Anviksha Patel 12mo Anviksha Patel 12mo Young people NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 12mo Anviksha Patel 12mo Ofsted Exclusive Joyce’s interim replacement at Ofsted revealed Senior skills inspector steps into FE deputy director role temporarily Billy Camden 12mo Billy Camden 12mo Young people DfE revises 2023-24 T Level pass rates Updated analysis also reveals league table of T Level results at provider level for first time Anviksha Patel 12mo Anviksha Patel 12mo Apprenticeships Long read Apprenticeship achievement rates 2023-24: what you need to know Most large providers improve, while some achievement gaps between learner groups got wider Shane Chowen 12mo Shane Chowen 12mo Apprenticeships ‘Fantastic result’: Apprenticeship achievement rate hits 60.5% Minister heaps praise on providers as the apprentice drop out rate also significantly reduces Billy Camden 12mo Billy Camden 12mo Sponsored post Sponsored Skills Bootcamps Are Changing – What FE Colleges Must Know Skills Bootcamps are evolving as funding moves to local control and digital skills trends shift. Code Institute, an Ofsted… Code Institute 12mo Code Institute 12mo Politics Spring statement 2025: What the chancellor announced for FE Adult education and skills could be hit by ‘another £200m’ in cuts in coming years, expert warns Josh Mellor 12mo Josh Mellor 12mo Apprenticeships DfE ditches draft apprenticeship funding rules Expert fears ‘vital contributions’ from front line staff will be missed Billy Camden 12mo Billy Camden 12mo Colleges, Skills reform ‘New ways of doing FE’ inquiry: Experts give evidence to MPs ‘I actually don’t think we know how well the resit policy is benefiting young people,’ committee hears Anviksha Patel 12mo Anviksha Patel 12mo Colleges, Young people DfE shaves £500m off T Levels spending Huge cost adjustment caused by low student numbers, DfE claims Billy Camden 12mo Billy Camden 12mo Ofsted Sumo Games apprenticeship arm crushes Ofsted inspection But likely loss of level 7 subsidy will impact the small training operation Josh Mellor 12mo Josh Mellor 12mo Newer 1 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 850 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
