News Meet the candidates for new NUS vice president for FE In around 24 hours the FE sector will have a new representative, when the National Union of Students chooses… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive Exclusive: Call for long-term AEB procurement pause after election delay A long-term pause on the first ever procurement process for adult education budget contracts has been called for –… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive A first step to loans justice for learners in the lurch Learners left with huge loan debts and no qualifications when their providers went bust have had their repayments deferred… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News DfE blasted for flip-flopping on GCSE maths and English resits The government has been blasted for flip-flopping on its review into GCSE maths and English resits. All 16 to… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive The minimum wage has gone up – but are apprentices getting paid? The minimum wage for apprentices changed on April 1 this year, soaring from a measly £3.40 per hour to… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Chief executive role for new IfA finally advertised This afternoon the Institute for Apprenticeships advertised for a chief executive. The IfA launched this month and is expected… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Ofsted watch: A bumper crop of ‘good’ grades It’s a bumper Ofsted watch this week, with a total of 15 full FE and skills inspection reports published… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Expansion plans with Saudi Colleges of Excellence revealed An English college will extend its involvement with the Saudi Arabian Colleges of Excellence programme, squashing rumours that the… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News RoATP provider now selling for tens of thousands A company with no apparent track record or trading history is being put up for sale because it managed… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Staff anger at cash-strapped college’s new carpark charge Staff and students at a Liverpool college facing “financial crisis” are fuming that they must now pay £600 per… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Institute for Apprenticeships announces route panel chairs and apprentice panel The Institute for Apprenticeships has appointed the chairs for 15 route panels, and a panel of apprentices to advise… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive Government secretly grading all colleges and training providers UPDATE: It has been brought to our attention that there were inaccuracies in the full PAT list previously published,… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y Newer 1 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 832 Older Must read 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 6d Anviksha Patel 6d 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
