Ofsted, SEND Merseyside SEND college awarded first ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating Independent specialist provider with high achievement and attendance rates celebrates top marks Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Higher education OfS independent reviewer becomes regulator’s chair HE free speech laws will also possibly be scrapped Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y 16-19, Qualifications BTECs pause and review: Everything you need to know DfE to conclude review of defunding reforms by December, but Labour accused of ‘betrayal’ amid lack of long-term pause Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y SEND Eight reforms to fix ‘broken’ SEND system from councils-backed report A national regulator, greater clarity over needs, clampdown on private sector profits and ‘less adversarial’ system proposed Jack Dyson 1y Jack Dyson 1y 16-19 NEET support programme extended with £2.5m boost Careers education body receives extra cash for careers support pilot to 1,500 more young people Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y 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 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 Newer 1 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 839 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
