News Keegan: ‘I’d have punched Ofsted inspector’ Education secretary makes claim after hearing about ‘rude’ inspectors at school Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Ofsted Sir Martyn Oliver’s first big Ofsted speech: in full Ofsted chief inspector promises to ‘do more to recognise the challenging circumstances leaders face’ FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Ofsted Ofsted website change will show ‘component’ grades – Oliver Visitors to watchdog’s website will see sub-judgments like ‘quality of education’ and ‘leadership and management’ on provider pages Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y News New ASCL boss: ‘T Levels are not the only answer’ Pepe Di’Iasio speaks to FE Week as he prepares to take over at leaders’ union Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Apprenticeships Exclusive Apprenticeship growth pilot cash would reach just 15 ITPs Providers need to start at least 15 apprentices on the chosen standards to be eligible for extra funding Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges Principal resigns weeks after Ofsted downgrade Financial concerns have also surfaced as Bath College drafts in troubleshooter Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges, resits AQA to launch free digital maths tests for GCSE resitters But plans to introduce on-screen exams delayed Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Ofsted Big Listen: Ofsted explores ‘withholding’ safeguarding failure reports Sir Martyn Oliver vows to listen to criticism and ideas for ‘big reforms’ Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey and Josh Mellor 2y WorldSkills, WorldSkills UK WorldSkills UK honours 2024 equity, diversity and inclusion heroes 8 awards handed out at Houses of Parliament ceremony Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Adult education, Devolution, Skills reform Budget 2024: AEB deals for 3 county councils But nothing else new for FE and skills Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y LSIPs Budget 2024: Business leaders call for LSIP funding extension ‘Hard work’ of creating local skills plans risks being ‘undermined’ without more investment Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Apprenticeships Exclusive Treasury announces £3k top-up for 13 ‘growth sector’ apprenticeships Training providers will have to deliver a minimum number of starts to access the cash Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Newer 1 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 829 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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