Apprenticeships Apprenticeships: Level 2 starts lowest in four years Growth in higher level apprenticeships mask falls in level 2 and under 19s Shane Chowen 12mo Shane Chowen 12mo Higher education DfE to curb HE franchise fraud with mandatory OfS registration Providers with over 300 franchised HE students will be required to register with the Office for Students Shane Chowen 12mo Shane Chowen 12mo Politics MPs to investigate ‘new way of doing FE’ New inquiry will cover staff pay, student mental health support, apprenticeships and funding Shane Chowen 12mo Shane Chowen 12mo 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 12mo Josh Mellor 12mo Ofsted College retains ‘outstanding’ for third time Ofsted hears how Nelson and Colne College learners feel part of a ‘big family’ Anviksha Patel 12mo Anviksha Patel 12mo 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 12mo Anviksha Patel 12mo 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 12mo FE Week Reporter 12mo 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 12mo Josh Mellor 12mo Devolution Exclusive Boris’s rushed retraining scheme created huge underspend Most of the money has been quietly returned to the Treasury Josh Mellor 12mo Josh Mellor 12mo Skills bootcamps Recruitment ban as bootcamp firm Redstone probed ITP paid nearly £3 million in bootcamps funding from mayoral combined authorities Anviksha Patel 12mo Anviksha Patel 12mo 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 12mo Billy Camden 12mo 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 12mo Shane Chowen 12mo Newer 1 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 841 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