News DfE pauses post-16 qualifications reform and BTEC defunding Bridget Phillipson confirms government will review the controversial plans by the end of the year – but only 2024… Billy Camden 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Higher education, Skills reform Slash tuition fees to £6k to fix tertiary system ‘bias’, says think tank Final EDSK report sets out roadmap to a more coherent post-18 education system Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Election 2024, Politics Meet the ministers: Starmer’s first DfE lineup confirmed Janet Daby will represent skills, FE and HE in the House of Commons Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Higher education HE regulator puts 3 colleges on notice Croydon, Burnley and Blackburn colleges criticised for poor degree student outcomes Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y 16-19 EPI’s blueprint for a 16-19 student premium Think tank sets out how to introduce the hoped-for policy amid significant disadvantage gap Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Colleges Mayor intervenes as judicial review puts college’s £22m rebuild at risk A neighbour’s legal challenge means the college is unlikely to meet the DfE’s completion deadline Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Ofsted Academy trust and two ITPS awarded Ofsted ‘outstandings’ Hairdressing, LGV and teaching apprenticeships lauded by watchdog Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Politics, Skills reform Skills England: DfE non-exec appointed interim chair New body will absorb IfATE functions while permanent leaders are found over the next year Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Colleges Troubled Leicestershire college group finds merger partner The partnership is hoped to secure the future of SMB College Group Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Politics, Skills reform Labour’s curriculum and qualifications review to include 16-19 But it will not involve a pause and review of current level 3 defunding reforms – which is being… Billy Camden 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Ofsted Eight things we learned from Ofsted’s 2023-24 corporate accounts Inspectorate has had a ‘difficult’ year and faces ‘significant’ financial challenges, documents warn Billy Camden 1y Lucas Cumiskey and Samantha Booth 1y UCAS Personal statements reforms to ‘level playing field’ Social mobility expert welcomes replacement of ‘love letter’ free text box Billy Camden 1y Samantha Booth 1y Newer 1 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 832 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 11h Anviksha Patel 11h 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
