Adult education £300m of adult education lost in post-pandemic underspend ‘Hugely disappointing’ unspent cash revealed to Parliament Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Apprenticeships We’ll lose apprentices due to Reeves’ tax and wage rise, say bosses Most salon owners say they plan to cut back on hiring Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y News Journey’s not over for skills bootcamps, says top DfE official Short courses could be funded through new growth and skills levy Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y News £300m budget boost ‘can’t pay for 5.5% FE pay rise’, AoC claims UCU hits back and tells colleges to better ‘manage their budgets to prioritise giving hard-working staff a proper pay-rise… Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Apprenticeships, Skills reform All level 7 apprenticeships will be axed, skills minister suggests ‘Honest’ Jacqui Smith says cuts will be ‘more than people hope’ as she also defends Skills England’s independence and… Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Sponsored post Sponsored Are we running out of STEAM? In the 21st century, the education landscape has been dominated by the prioritisation of STEM subjects. Science, Technology, Engineering… Advertorial 1y Matt Moseley, Chief Examiner Art & Design, UAL Awarding Body 1y Adult education Winners of Mayor of London Adult Learning Awards 2024 10 inspirational winners from London’s adult learning community have been honoured FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Colleges Country’s only ‘inadequate’ FE college improves to ‘good’ The college’s principal said staff are ‘absolutely delighted’ Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Assessment Ofqual demands ‘honesty’ in new rules for awarding organisations Proposals include ‘principles’ that could see sanctions on organisations that undermine public confidence in qualifications Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Colleges, Ofsted Ofsted ‘falling short’ on improving FE, researchers claim Academics said studying Ofsted’s impact on further education is ‘crucial’ for skills and social justice Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Skills reform Replace GCSE maths resits with new foundation course, says OECD Research by the international organisation suggests the pass bar in England is unachievable for some students Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Ofsted Apprenticeship giant Kaplan secures Ofsted upgrade Financial services and accountancy provider praised for quality improvement strategies and action to reduce withdrawals Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Newer 1 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 848 Older Must read 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo