Adult education Skills bootcamps can help fill immigration shortages, says DWP Work and Pensions minister plans to better target short training scheme at high vacancy sectors Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Apprenticeships Employers renew calls for youth ‘apprenticeship guarantee’ The idea was first proposed by government in 2009 and resurfaced in 2020 before being quickly dropped Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Adult education, Ofsted, Skills reform US ed tech giant exits bootcamps after raking in £5m Struggling firm leaves UK training ‘in the best interest of students’ Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y EDI, Long read, Students Long read From veterans to refugees: City Lit’s silent revolution in deaf education For more than a century, London’s City Lit has been a global beacon of hope and empowerment for deaf… Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill 1y Strikes UCU staff strike throws congress into chaos UCU could cancel FE sector conference in anticipation of staff walking out Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Training Providers Court date set for Learning Curve vs DfE procurement trial The four day trial will determine if DfE broke procurement rules by refusing Learning Curve Group an adult education… Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Adult education, Devolution London’s mayor pairs skills with business in new appointment Howard Dawber will take over from Jules Pipe, who has overseen skills for eight years Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Students Poor mental health becomes top cause for college student absence Stress is particularly acute for English and maths resitters Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Colleges, Skills reform MPs: DfE should include FE in teacher recruitment forecasts FE is the ‘worst impacted’ sector yet often ignored by DfE plans Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y 16-19, Qualifications Revealed: 74 qualifications survive 2025 level 3 course cull Approved ‘alternative’ qualifications can be funded alongside A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Apprenticeships New off-the-job apprenticeship flexibility set for 2024/25 Active learning can take place every 3 months from August for front-loaded or block release apprenticeships Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Colleges Large south west college group announces new principal Rob Bosworth will leave Exeter College after 24 years to lead Cornwall College Group Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Newer 1 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 832 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 14h Anviksha Patel 14h 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
