News DfE resumes search for antisemitism training firms £7m scheme for schools, colleges and unis was paused amid ‘stakeholder concerns’ Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Training Providers Training giant BPP hires Halfon Former skills minister Robert Halfon has taken on multiple advisory roles since leaving office Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Apprenticeships, Long read Long read Solicitor apprenticeships on trial: can they survive level 7 cash cull? As the government rethinking funding for level 7 apprenticeships, Jessica Hill cross-examines the promise of solicitor apprenticeships: are they… Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill 1y Colleges ‘Serious cashflow pressures’ put WCG in intervention The college group’s annual accounts are nine months late Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y 16-19, Qualifications Exclusive BTEC survival hope after Smith’s policy shift Courses that ‘overlap’ with T Levels faced the cut under plans inherited from the Conservatives Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Apprenticeships Exclusive DfE ‘tore up AEB contract due to apprenticeship row’ Private provider owner also claims adult education payments were withheld as officials recovered clawback Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Apprenticeships Long read Turnaround job of a Lifetime at apprenticeship giant An interview with CEO David Smith Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Ofsted Revealed: How Ofsted will develop plans to inspect inclusion Watchdog has so far provided little detail on what metrics will be used to judge inclusion for incoming report… Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y Politics Tugendhat pledges millions for FE in Tory leadership bid Apprenticeships and skills spending will reduce reliance on migrant workers, according to Tory leadership hopeful Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Prison education Young offenders denied legal right to education Staff shortages are preventing both adults and children from attending education and training Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y 16-19 Pupil premium plus post-16 pilot reduces ‘cliff edge’ of support, report finds Calls for long-term funding as evaluation highlights positive outcomes for vulnerable young people Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Colleges, Politics 172 college leaders make collective investment plea to chancellor Principals warn economic growth will be stifled without greater funding to build the FE workforce Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Newer 1 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 832 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 6h Anviksha Patel 6h 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w 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
