News Apprenticeship levy reform is like opening ‘Pandora’s box’, Labour warned FE Week explores where the proposed growth and skills levy has got to ahead of the party’s conference next… Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y News Exclusive SEND students now allowed to listen to music during exams Mental health support service referral letters can also used to apply for extra support from this year Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y Adult education £500m skills bootcamps failing to boost job prospects Results data for 2021-22 finally published ahead of crunch budget decision Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden and Josh Mellor 1y Assessment AI can pass almost all level 3 assessments, study finds OU recommends that institutions should focus on question design rather than detecting AI misuse Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Skills reform Stop construction skills training duplication, charity urges government Increasing the supply of construction workers is critical to the government’s 1.5 million new homes pledge Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Adult education Charity’s online skills bootcamps applauded by Ofsted Inspectors highlight ‘transformational effect’ for adults struggling to find work Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y News ‘Outrageous’ FE teacher pay gap causing huge vacancies in key priority skills College teachers are earning around a quarter less than school teachers Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Colleges Merging London college appoints new principal Date for merger with the country’s only ‘inadequate’ sixth form college also revealed Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Apprenticeships, Skills reform Tight controls on new levy to avoid ‘complete racket’ – report Many fear that without more funding, levy flexibilities will mean fewer apprenticeships Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y WorldSkills 2024 Team UK win silver and bronze at WorldSkills Lyon Medallions for excellence also achieved by half of Team UK Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y WorldSkills 2024 WorldSkills day 4: Competitions come to an emotional conclusion Competitions come to an emotional end in Lyon as each competitor completes their final tasks to cheering crowds Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y WorldSkills 2024 WorldSkills 2024: How to watch the closing ceremony It’s nearly time to announce the WorldSkills 2024 medal winners Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Newer 1 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 850 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
