News Newly appointed shadow education secretary announces intention to stand down at next election The shadow education secretary Pat Glass has announced her intention to stand down from Parliament at the next election… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News All ‘credible’ apprenticeship and traineeship growth requests granted by SFA All “credible cases” from the latest round of growth requests for apprenticeships and traineeships have been funded, the Skills… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News ‘Morally wrong’ – says former top BIS official over unknown apprenticeship end-point assessments A former civil servant at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), has challenged the head of the… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Director of apprenticeship levy says new provider register will be a level playing field to ‘let the employer choose’ The government’s director of levy implementation has sought to reassure AELP delegates over the new register of apprenticeship providers,… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Union calls for casual staff to be made permanent after two years Casual staff who have been working at an FE provider for at least two years should be made permanent,… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Skills minister announces “little delay” to publishing apprenticeship reform detail Skills Minister Nick Boles has admitted that a string of key apprenticeship reform announcements will be further delayed following… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Pat Glass appointed shadow education secretary in Corbyn team shake-up Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed former shadow education minister Pat Glass as shadow education secretary following the resignation… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Burton & South Derbyshire College joins AELP after quitting AoC The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has picked up a new member that quit rival organisation the… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News AELP boss accuses government of distorting market against ITPs The government has been accused of “distorting the market” against independent training providers with its post-area review support package… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News English and maths are not the only inspection consideration, Ofsted insists English and maths judgements do not exert an “overriding influence” on Ofsted’s college inspections, despite a recent spate of… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Sheffield area review recommends two new mergers The Sheffield City area review has completed proposing just two mergers, almost nine months after it started. Dearne Valley… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Boles pleads for Manchester colleges to be more ‘ambitious’ The skills minister Nick Boles wants the colleges involved in the Greater Manchester area review to try and be… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 832 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 5d Anviksha Patel 5d 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