ATC 2025

Apprenticeship and Training Awards 2025 finalists revealed

Winners will be announced at the ATC in March

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

‘Inadequate’ for double RI apprenticeships trainer

Ensis Solutions downgraded by Ofsted after finding one third of apprentices should have finished their course

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

CITB shaves £5m from apprenticeship clawback bill

The training board, which administers its own levy, failed to comply with apprenticeship levy rules

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Phillipson muddies water on 50% growth and skills levy pledge

Education secretary revived the threshold this week for the first time since before the election

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Start date for apprenticeship UCAS points revealed

The policy will kick in later than planned

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

Onsite construction T Level scrapped after 3 years of delivery

DfE says there is a ‘lack of demand’ for the course

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


Qualifications, T Levels

Revealed: Level 3 quals saved from the chop… for now

Ministers announce qualifications that will no longer be defunded next year

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

3 in 4 apprenticeship adverts ‘block’ applicants without English and maths

Report exposes GCSE entry conditions as ministers confirm they are considering removing functional skills exit requirements

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Sponsored post

Framing the future of creative education: new BTEC HTQ in Photography nurtures talent beyond the lens

The creative industry is evolving rapidly, and so is the way we teach photography. Discover how Pearson’s new BTEC…

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Ofsted

Students ‘not disadvantaged by their SEND’ at ‘outstanding’ college

Royal College Manchester celebrates ‘exceptional achievement’ following glowing Ofsted report

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

EPAOs removed from APAR

Assessment organisations no longer feature on the DfE’s apprenticeship provider register to reduce regulatory burden

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

‘All or nothing’ T Levels need reform, says incoming Ofqual chief

Exam regulator’s interim boss outlines reasons behind slow take up and ‘worryingly’ high drop out rate

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
16-19

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel