Skills reform

Skills England ‘doomed to fail’, says former education secretary

Ministers urged to enshrine independence and employer input in law

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

NUS to lead shadow curriculum and assessment review

A youth-led review has been launched to mirror the one being led by Professor Becky Francis

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Priority employers consulted on growth and skills levy

New skills quango seeks views on what non-apprenticeship training should be funded

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
News

OCR boss Jill Duffy to step down

Duffy will take on ‘new non-executive positions’ as she ‘steps back from full-time executive leadership’

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Ofqual

Root out qualifications fraud, Ofqual tells industry regulators

Cross-agency work underway to identify scale of abuse

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Ofsted

Q&A: One-word answers and other insights from Martyn Oliver

The government uses one-word judgments to decide when to intervene

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor


Staff

AoC asks members: Is an FE pay review body worth it?

College leaders flirt with the idea of FE getting their own pay review body

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Catholic sixth form college awarded third ‘outstanding’ in a row

Yorkshire principal ‘immensely proud’

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

London university receives top Ofsted marks for degree apprenticeships

Inspectors rated Queen Mary University ‘outstanding’ across the board

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Stop depleting your cash reserves, Legrave tells colleges

FE Commissioner also calls on leaders to better understand severance payment rules

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Politics

College teacher pay snub goes legal

SFCA launches judicial review against DfE

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills bootcamps

Bootcamp ‘outcomes’ remained elusive in 2022-23, new figures show

The government may ‘evolve’ how the courses are funded next year

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor

Must read

Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
16-19

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel