Politics, Skills reform Teacher misconduct laws extended to FE colleges and providers Children’s wellbeing and schools bill puts further education teachers in scope of lifetime bans Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Colleges Bailout saves WCG from going insolvent next month But the college group’s new principal says it is now ‘on the right track’ Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Adult education Devolution white paper: Skills funding pots to be un-ringfenced Mayors will also take on joint control of local skills improvement plans Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Colleges, Inclusion, Ofsted Watchdogs call for EHCPs to include preparation for adulthood plans SEND ‘cliff edge’ still exists, Ofsted and CQC find Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Colleges 30 colleges risk private school VAT trap Those who followed the Colchester Institute case and entered into Lennartz arrangements could be stung Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Awarding MPs give Sir Ian Bauckham the nod for Ofqual top job Education committee hope he will serve a full term and ‘restore much-needed stability’ to the exams regulator Lucas Cumiskey 1y Lucas Cumiskey 1y Colleges College trials ‘radical’ 4-day week Teachers say mid-week lesson planning day will allows for better work-life balance Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y News Apprenticeship and Training Awards 2025 finalists revealed Winners will be announced at the ATC in March FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Apprenticeships, Ofsted ‘Inadequate’ for double RI apprenticeships trainer Ensis Solutions downgraded by Ofsted after finding one third of apprentices should have finished their course Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Apprenticeships CITB shaves £5m from apprenticeship clawback bill The training board, which administers its own levy, failed to comply with apprenticeship levy rules Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Apprenticeships Phillipson muddies water on 50% growth and skills levy pledge Education secretary revived the threshold this week for the first time since before the election Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Apprenticeships Exclusive Start date for apprenticeship UCAS points revealed The policy will kick in later than planned Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Newer 1 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 16h Josh Mellor 16h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
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