Politics Damian Hinds named shadow education secretary Former schools minister and education secretary will shadow Bridget Phillipson’s new DfE team Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Politics No ‘quick and easy solutions’ to ‘major’ challenges, Phillipson warns education sector Labour’s 6,500 new teachers pledge will apply to colleges, according to a letter from the new education secretary Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Awarding, Long read Investigation How fake skills cards have opened the door to building site blaggers The person purporting to be Adam Philip showed me “evidence” the CSCS card he was selling would evade anti-fraud… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Colleges, Long read Evans’ quality drive that took him from cars to Cornwall People-focused principal tells Shane Chowen that too much teaching is bad for teachers and a college’s bottom line Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Politics Former home sec Jacqui Smith expected to become skills and FE minister Former Labour home secretary Jacqui Smith will return to government FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Apprenticeships UCAS scoring plan for apprenticeships draws criticism Two university groups have criticised the admissions body’s proposals to award points based on the length of the apprenticeship Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Politics ‘The proudest day of my life’: Phillipson’s full speech to DfE staff Education secretary says she has ‘greatest job in government’, but warns of ‘scale of the challenge ahead’ FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Politics Who is Bridget Phillipson? 8 facts about the new education secretary What we know about the minister handed the keys to the Department for Education Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Apprenticeships Pay protected for NHS staff starting apprenticeships Health workers were previously put off the programme because some employers expected them to take a wage cut Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Politics Labour’s in-tray for FE and skills Sector leaders’ priorities for the next education ministerial team Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Apprenticeships, Skills reform HTQs should be at front of Labour’s growth levy queue, say researchers Public First models economic returns if level 4 and 5 technical quals are funded through a reformed apprenticeship levy Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Politics Election 2024: Education winners and losers Famous education faces from the last fourteen years faced the electorate with a mixed bag of results for the… Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Newer 1 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 848 Older Must read 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
