Apprenticeships

DfE contract change sparks apprenticeship axe worry 

New apprenticeship provider agreement clause leads to demands for clarity

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Skills reform

Levelling-up cash put in hard-up students’ pockets

Basildon reportedly suffers from a ‘lack’ of sixth-form colleges

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

32 ‘new’ homebuilding skills hubs to ‘fast-track’ apprentice training

Locations of the hubs are yet to be confirmed

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Young people

Ministers ponder carrots and sticks to curb NEET crisis

Young people’s worklessness rates are at a nine year high

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Apprentice assessment alternatives shelved by DfE

‘Expert’ provider pilot flexibilities and outcomes also kept under wraps

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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
Awarding

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
FE workforce

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

Must read

Colleges, Politics

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
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
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
Young people

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