Colleges, FE workforce Strike ballot to launch for sixth form college teachers after pay snub Ministers have extended the 5.5% school teacher pay award to sixth form colleges, but only those that have academised Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Politics, Skills reform ESFA to close in March 2025 Another education-related quango bites the dust with agency’s functions to be absorbed by DfE FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y WorldSkills 2024, WorldSkills UK Macron declares WorldSkills 2024 officially open Macron led rousing speeches, Team UK flew the flag in front of thousands and much more from the opening… Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Colleges, Students A third of colleges reported a death by suicide in past year, survey finds Leaders call for more support through Labour’s new children’s wellbeing bill Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y WorldSkills 2024 Watch live: WorldSkills 2024 opening ceremony Cheer on Team UK as they fly the flag alongside mainstage performances and an address from President Macron at… Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Politics Revealed: The three candidates for education committee chair Two former children’s minister and disability rights campaigner compete for influential job Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y WorldSkills 2024 WorldSkills 2028 host country revealed Delegates at the WorldSkills general assembly have voted on who to host the 2028 competition – with Japan winning… Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y WorldSkills 2024 Team UK land in Lyon for WorldSkills FE Week is on location in Lyon as members of Team UK make final preparations for a week of… Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Long read, Skills reform Long read Can Skills England really fix our broken skills system? Labour quango Skills England has a mission to boost growth by fixing skills gaps, but how can it swerve the… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Ofsted Ofsted’s website shows FE sub-judgments for first time The move comes four months after the watchdog made the same change to schools’ profiles Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Young people BTEC review terms kept secret despite transparency pleas Publishing the terms of its review could have a ‘corrosive’ effect on good government, the DfE argues Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Ofsted Coffey with Camden: Spilling the beans on Ofsted reforms A Q&A with the inspectorate’s COO Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Newer 1 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 21h Josh Mellor 21h Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
