Apprenticeships, Ofsted NHS to abandon ‘outstanding’ apprenticeship scheme in North East and Yorkshire Regional office to ditch successful direct delivery in favour of alternative providers Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Assessment, Young people Results 2024: 7 key trends from VTQ and T Level results North West tops the table on T Level awards while engineering students most likely to struggle with industry placements Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Assessment, Young people A-level results 2024: 8 key trends in England’s data Here’s what you need to know from the second year of ‘normal’ results since the pandemic Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Assessment, Young people A-level results 2024: A* grades rise by 8% Top grades up slightly on last year – but huge rise in students getting three A*s FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Assessment, Young people T Level results 2024: Fewer dropouts but pass rate dips below 90% Proportion receiving top grades has also fallen significantly Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Young people First T Level relicensing winners and huge contract boosts revealed One awarding giant decided not to re-tender at all as 4 contracts get reassigned Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Sixth form students studying narrower range of A-level subjects, report finds Decoupling AS and A-levels looks to have hit take-up for humanities while students ‘increasingly’ choosing from single subject group Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Colleges, Politics Government defends college teacher pay snub DfE says decisions on FE funding and other workforces without a pay review body will be made at the… Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges Investigation Leeds FE ‘capacity crisis’ risks leaving poorest behind A local college leader says the DfE should redirect “unused” capital funds to where they are most needed Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Ofsted Beauty and the best: Hair and beauty provider graded ‘outstanding’ across the board Inspectors heaped praise on holistic curriculums and “role model” managers at Debut Training Academy Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y FE workforce UCU staff threaten ‘last resort’ indefinite strike action Dispute between college teaching union and its staff over workplace racism and conditions escalates with threat of continuous strikes… Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges Moulton College exits financial intervention after seven years College celebrates “turnaround that very few thought possible” Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Newer 1 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 854 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
