News Safety trainer BSC fined for anti-fraud failures ‘Long running, repeated and systemic failures’ related to CSCS cards exposed Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo T Levels T Levels will hit sustainable levels ‘by 2029’ DfE officials ‘confident’ of hitting new forecasts after huge shortfall in early years of the qualification’s rollout Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Sponsored post Sponsored Screening for the cognitive needs of apprentices is essential – does it matter if the process is engaging? Engagement should be the first priority in cognitive assessment. An engaging assessment is an inclusive assessment — when cognitive… Advertorial 1mo aptem. 1mo Apprenticeships Replace level 2s with foundation apprenticeships, says report Uni VC claims ‘many’ level 2 apprenticeships have ‘not offered high-quality training, nor been sufficiently accessible to potential learners’ Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo T Levels ‘Disappointment’ as T Levels funding rate uplift halved Decision comes weeks after the NAO revealed a £688m underspend on the total T Level budget Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Skills England Skills England: Ministers will make decisions on FE resources, not us Highlights from Skills England’s first grilling by the education committee Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Apprenticeships Struggling Babington joins Paragon Skills at Knovia Group Takeover comes as Babington faces hefty government clawback and ‘worsening’ financial position Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Ofsted Nearly two-thirds think Ofsted reforms are worse, ‘alternative’ consultation finds Survey launched by Ofsted critics finds 90% of respondents said five-point grading system not fit for purpose Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1mo SEND ‘Worry’ over as doomed SEND college is saved by Big Issue The ‘outstanding’ college feared closure after an eviction notice from Hounslow Council Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Colleges, Ofsted Shrewsbury College celebrates ‘outstanding’ Ofsted result Landmark inspection outcome achieved just 5 years after the sixth form group controversially received the lowest possible grade FE Week Reporter 2mo FE Week Reporter 2mo Politics Lady Spielman and Lord Gove: Tories confirm peerages Two former education secretaries have been given gongs Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Colleges Unions demand 10% pay rise amid looming strike threat This year’s AoC negotiations will also include measures to tackle “impossible” workloads Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 809 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 4w Billy Camden 4w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
