T Levels Long read DfE launch T Level reviews amid ‘worrying’ drop-out rates New figures confirm a third of 2021 T Level entrants dropped the course Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y News Politicians and media would ‘draw own conclusions’ if Ofsted grades scrapped – DfE ‘The priority is to look for ways to improve the current system rather than developing an alternative to it’ Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y AI, Ofsted Ofsted to explore how AI can help it make ‘better decisions’ Exams regulator Ofqual also publishes AI strategy, revealing ‘modest numbers’ of coursework malpractice Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y Colleges, ITPs, Skills reform, Universities Publish performance data for university franchise providers, MPs tell OfS Public Accounts Committee warns of system abuse and oversight flaws Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Colleges, ITPs, Politics, Skills reform ‘Grossly unfair’: DfE excludes ITP teachers from £6k bonus scheme Ministers have extended ‘levelling up premium’ payments to FE, but only for colleges Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Long read, Students Investigation What’s behind the rise in bad student behaviour in colleges? Colleges are inheriting rising levels of bad behaviour from schools. FE Week investigates the consequences and finds out what… Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill 1y News DfE: ‘No plans’ to change single-phrase Ofsted judgments The government will respond to MPs’ concerns this Thursday Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y Colleges College told to consider merger after pricey subcontracting fiasco Leaders also launch legal action against partners amid ‘significant’ ESFA clawback Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Adult education, Devolution, Politics Local elections: What mayoral hopefuls have to say on skills Elections are set to take place on May 2 Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y DfE Recognise young carers on the ILR to better support their needs, DfE urged Calls amplify for ILR data field for young carers to close ‘gaping hole’ in data collection Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Ofsted ‘Inadequate’ care provider accuses Ofsted of ‘overlooking’ sector crisis Inspectors say too many apprentices miss their planned end date as they cover extra shifts instead of training Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Employment Exclusive DWP slammed for keeping revived training scheme outcomes a secret SWAPs have had 330,000 participants since it was re-launched in 2020 Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Newer 1 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 806 Older Must read Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Colleges, FE Commissioner 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories T Levels 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo
