Politics Exclusive AoC publishes ‘blueprint’ for new skills quango It comes as Labour confirms plans to introduce a new body called ‘Skills England’ Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Covid-19 Exclusive DfE Covid lockdown party may have gone on past 1am Staff swiped out of Sanctuary Buildings 34 times after 10am on night of party, 8 times after 1am Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Colleges, Ofsted Second ‘outstanding’ for Cheshire college Inspectors said teachers and leaders were “passionate” about providing life-changing opportunities for young people and adults Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Politics Labour manifesto 2024: The FE pledges Party will ‘better integrate’ further and higher education in a new strategy for post-16 education if it wins on… Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Strikes UCU’s own staff to strike for 5 more days Unite says it hopes the new strike dates will “really focus the minds of senior managers” Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Awarding FAB names IfATE delivery chief as next CEO Rob Nitsch will leave IfATE after six years to lead the awarding sector trade body Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Apprenticeships, Politics Election 2024: Apprenticeships top of education priority list But poll suggests support for Conservative and Labour plans for apprenticeships have limited backing Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Colleges City of Wolverhampton College announces new principal after financial turnaround Comes shortly after the college exited long-running government intervention Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Ofsted, SEND Specialist arts college strikes the right chord with Ofsted ‘outstanding’ Inspectors said the college empowers young adults with special needs to progress into the world of work Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Politics Conservatives manifesto 2024: The FE pledges Party confirms plans for 100k more apprenticeships, the new ABS, and a national service at the expense of the… Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Politics Lib Dems manifesto 2024: The FE pledges Party plans to review FE funding including college VAT exemption, a widened apprenticeship levy and ‘lifelong skills grants’ of… Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Long read, SEND Investigation The high cost pressures of safety valve deals Cash-strapped local authorities are under pressure through safety valve deals to place high-needs young people in placements that may… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Newer 1 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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
