Politics, Skills reform ESFA to close in March 2025 Another education-related quango bites the dust with agency’s functions to be absorbed by DfE FE Week Reporter 4w FE Week Reporter 4w WorldSkills 2024, WorldSkills UK Macron declares WorldSkills 2024 officially open Macron led rousing speeches, Team UK flew the flag in front of thousands and much more from the opening… Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Students A third of colleges reported a death by suicide in past year, survey finds Leaders call for more support through Labour’s new children’s wellbeing bill Billy Camden 4w Billy Camden 4w WorldSkills 2024 Watch live: WorldSkills 2024 opening ceremony Cheer on Team UK as they fly the flag alongside mainstage performances and an address from President Macron at… Shane Chowen 4w Shane Chowen 4w Politics Revealed: The three candidates for education committee chair Two former children’s minister and disability rights campaigner compete for influential job Freddie Whittaker 4w Freddie Whittaker 4w WorldSkills 2024 WorldSkills 2028 host country revealed Delegates at the WorldSkills general assembly have voted on who to host the 2028 competition – with Japan winning… Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w WorldSkills 2024 Team UK land in Lyon for WorldSkills FE Week is on location in Lyon as members of Team UK make final preparations for a week of… Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Long read, Skills England Long read Can Skills England really fix our broken skills system? Labour quango Skills England has a mission to boost growth by fixing skills gaps, but how can it swerve the… Jessica Hill 4w Jessica Hill 4w Ofsted Ofsted’s website shows FE sub-judgments for first time The move comes four months after the watchdog made the same change to schools’ profiles Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo DfE, Qualifications BTEC review terms kept secret despite transparency pleas Publishing the terms of its review could have a ‘corrosive’ effect on good government, the DfE argues Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Ofsted Coffey with Camden: Spilling the beans on Ofsted reforms A Q&A with the inspectorate’s COO Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Students Exclusive Twice as many students suspended in colleges since Covid Never-before-seen data reveals the scale of exclusions and suspensions in FE Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 773 Older Must read Colleges Investigation Leeds FE ‘capacity crisis’ risks leaving poorest behind A local college leader says the DfE should redirect “unused” capital funds to where they are most needed Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Election 2024, Politics Starmer promises to ‘repair our public services’ after historic election win Starmer will officially become prime minister and appoint his cabinet later today Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Qualifications, T Levels Exclusive Revealed: Most T Level drop outs switch to axed courses 90% of T Level drop-outs that switched to other technical courses went on to qualifications due to be defunded Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Long read, SEND Investigation The high cost pressures of safety valve deals Cash-strapped local authorities are under pressure through safety valve deals to place high-needs young people in placements that may… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Colleges, Long read Long read Resilient Ricketts: How Brooklands was saved from going broke The story of a college’s fight for survival after a subcontracting scandal left it on the brink of insolvency Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo Politics Exclusive Exit interview: Why Robert Halfon quit ‘the best job in government’ Halfon tells FE Week he ‘did all he could’ after leaving skills minister role Shane Chowen 6mo Shane Chowen 6mo
