News Ofsted rolls out key complaints process changes Watchdog also beefs up its policy on pausing inspections Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Ofsted Keegan refuses to retract remarks about punching Ofsted inspectors Education secretary says comment was ‘light-hearted’ and she ‘clearly would not be punching anyone, or advocating anyone else do… Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Politics Who is Luke Hall? 11 facts about the new skills, apprenticeships and HE minister He replaces Robert Halfon who suddenly resigned last week Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Ofsted upgrades ‘resilient’ emergency care provider from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ Medipro staff were thanked for their ‘fortitude’ after sudden and complex influx of apprentices Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Colleges, Long read Long read Resilient Ricketts: How Brooklands was saved from going broke The story of a college’s fight for survival after a subcontracting scandal left it on the brink of insolvency Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Assessment Exclusive Special exam requests soar in colleges Staff are being stretched and campuses closed in some cases Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News Long read The court ruling that ‘cast a long shadow’ over college VAT Multiple colleges lodge HMRC tax assessments after landmark decision Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Adult education, Devolution Mayoral authorities can’t afford new national adult ed funding rates Greater Manchester claims new rates would lead to 22% drop in learner volumes Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Apprenticeships Exclusive IfATE slated for apprenticeship assessment reform confusion Institute changes guidance AGAIN after sector outrage Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Politics Exclusive Exit interview: Why Robert Halfon quit ‘the best job in government’ Halfon tells FE Week he ‘did all he could’ after leaving skills minister role Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Apprenticeships Apprentice minimum wage should be linked to age, says Low Pay Commission Government advisory body finds evidence for scrapping apprentice rate but cites risks to labour market if removed Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Ofsted ‘Consultation not referendum’: Oliver defends Ofsted’s ‘Big Listen’ Union leader raises ‘significant concerns’ about the design of Ofsted’s consultation Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Newer 1 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 829 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo