Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Colleges, Young people Prevent referrals to be ‘routinely’ escalated Major review comes after teenager who murdered three girls in Southport was referred to the programme three times Rosa Furneaux 1y Rosa Furneaux 1y Sponsored post Sponsored Apprenticeships are for life, not just National Apprenticeship Week National Apprenticeship Week is one of the awareness events that we all mark in our calendars. It’s a hive… Advertorial 1y NCFE 1y Colleges Intervention lifted at pandemic-hit City Lit Principal praises staff and FE Commissioner as college finances recover faster than planned FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y News NEU calls off sixth form college strikes Union suspends this week’s planned 2-day walk out as it consults members on 4.3% pay offer Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Politics Smith to amend IfATE bill after apprenticeship powers scrutiny Transparency win for Lords questioning new powers for ministers to directly develop and approve standards and assessment plans FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Ofsted, Politics, Skills reform DfE considers extending ‘school profile’ plans to FE providers Ministers will also rule on a new ‘proportionate and relevant’ approach to accountability amid Ofsted’s report cards plan Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Ofsted Ofsted report cards could double number of graded areas for FE 5-point scale to be introduced in a model that unions claim is ‘worse than single-word judgments’, while chief inspector… Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Ofsted Long read Ofsted report cards for FE: What you need to know Watchdog sets out plan for new grading scale and areas that will be judged Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Long read Investigation Esports in colleges: is rapid growth in provision fair game for criticism? More than 100 FE colleges in England now offer esports courses, but homegrown job vacancies in the industry are… Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill 1y Colleges Ban mandatory bikini waxes on beauty students, says mum A college tutor wrongly claimed a 16-year-old needed to undergo waxing to pass her course Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Colleges Sixth form college academisation reaches tipping point But some principals doubt whether the Labour wants new academy conversions Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Newer 1 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 848 Older Must read 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
