English and maths, Skills reform Francis review prompts DfE shake-up of English and maths accountability measures Review response also reveals incoming guidance for colleges on enrichment Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 Colleges ‘£379m’ in college capital cash will return to Treasury via ‘penalising’ VAT rules Academies were granted VAT exemptions in 2011 Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Higher education Limited understanding: OfS grants degree powers to wrong LTE Group OfS makes gaffe on the wrong gaff Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Apprenticeships Providers must join official register to offer new ‘apprenticeship units’ DWP skills director also confirms new short course content will come from existing apprenticeship standards Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Adult education, Lifelong Learning Ed Balls among inaugural Get the Nation Learning award winners Former politician and broadcast production company recognised for lifelong learning commitments Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Skills reform 1-week apprenticeship ‘units’, and 5 other things we learned from Smith’s white paper briefing Skills minister also defends adult education plans and explains the need to introduce laws that ban ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden and Josh Mellor 1mo Ofsted High Court rejects NAHT’s Ofsted report card judicial review plea Leaders’ union ‘will now consider an appeal’ and will consult members about possibility of moving to industrial action Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 1mo News, Webinar Unwrapping the White Paper – Live Stream Join FE Week live for Unwrapping the White Paper – a sector briefing with the Minister for Skills exploring… FE Week Reporter 1mo FE Week Reporter 1mo Adult education Exclusive Adult learning dips after post-pandemic boom Rates of learning also highlight societies deep inequalities, findings suggest Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Colleges DfE names FE teacher training taskforce members Wigan and Leigh College principal Anna Dawe will chair the group Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo SEND NAO: SEND transport cuts could increase NEETs Critical new report sparks fresh calls for extended transport entitlements for post-16 SEND learners Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Newer 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 839 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 6d Shane Chowen 6d 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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
