skills Lack of skilled workers risks major infrastructure projects going over budget, PAC warns Major projects in FE include the T Level roll out, Skills Bootcamps and the capital transformation programme Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Ofsted Essex sixth form college celebrates Ofsted upgrade to ‘outstanding’ Principal describes the feat as a ‘ringing endorsement’ of ‘high quality work’ Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Staff UCU’s own staff vote to strike The dispute centres around allegations of racism and pay priorities Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Adult education, Training Providers DWP’s own research casts doubt on revived training scheme’s success ‘There was less evidence that SWAPs moved claimants into employment, despite this being a key intended outcome’ Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Ofsted Ofsted snubs FE providers from sub-judgements website change The move to add sub-judgements to school profiles on its website has been planned for at least two months… Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Colleges, Staff Lecturer wins over £50k from large college group for unfair dismissal New City College bosses would not have fired lecturer if ‘fair procedure’ was followed, judge rules Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Devolution, Politics Mayoral pledges: Burnham plans ‘halls of apprentice’ for Greater Manchester We take a look at what England’s newly elected mayors have promised to deliver for regional skills training Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Colleges Exclusive DfE ‘must increase support’ for AP school leavers entering FE Children’s commissioner also says disrupted alternative provision pupils should be able to repeat year 11 Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Apprenticeships Exclusive EPA on trial: DfE to test alternative apprenticeship assessments Several options are on the table to speed up apprenticeship assessments…but at what cost? Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Adult education, Ofsted Ofsted slates US firm with £5m DfE bootcamps contract Whistleblower flagged concerns last year but no action was taken Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Sponsored post Sponsored Why we’re backing our UK skills champions (and why you should too) This August, teams from over 200 nations will gather to compete in the sticky heat of the Paris summer… Advertorial 1y Pearson 1y Ofsted Land-based college retains ‘outstanding’ Ofsted grade Hartpury College celebrates another grade 1, six years after it last achieved the feat Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Newer 1 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 832 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 15h Anviksha Patel 15h 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
