Colleges Weston College finally appoints permanent principal Bedford College Group deputy CEO Pat Jones will lead Weston College from July Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Training Providers ITPs choose small provider reps on AELP board Bosses of Learn Plus Us and TTE Training have been elected to represent small training providers FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y T Levels Long read DfE launch T Level reviews amid ‘worrying’ drop-out rates New figures confirm a third of 2021 T Level entrants dropped the course Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y News Politicians and media would ‘draw own conclusions’ if Ofsted grades scrapped – DfE ‘The priority is to look for ways to improve the current system rather than developing an alternative to it’ Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y AI, Ofsted Ofsted to explore how AI can help it make ‘better decisions’ Exams regulator Ofqual also publishes AI strategy, revealing ‘modest numbers’ of coursework malpractice Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Higher education Publish performance data for university franchise providers, MPs tell OfS Public Accounts Committee warns of system abuse and oversight flaws Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Colleges, Politics, Skills reform, Training Providers ‘Grossly unfair’: DfE excludes ITP teachers from £6k bonus scheme Ministers have extended ‘levelling up premium’ payments to FE, but only for colleges Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Long read, Students Investigation What’s behind the rise in bad student behaviour in colleges? Colleges are inheriting rising levels of bad behaviour from schools. FE Week investigates the consequences and finds out what… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y News DfE: ‘No plans’ to change single-phrase Ofsted judgments The government will respond to MPs’ concerns this Thursday Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Colleges College told to consider merger after pricey subcontracting fiasco Leaders also launch legal action against partners amid ‘significant’ ESFA clawback Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Adult education, Devolution, Politics Local elections: What mayoral hopefuls have to say on skills Elections are set to take place on May 2 Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y DfE Recognise young carers on the ILR to better support their needs, DfE urged Calls amplify for ILR data field for young carers to close ‘gaping hole’ in data collection Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Newer 1 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 839 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
