Colleges Wolverhampton college freed from intervention after 12 years The college’s financial health improved to ‘good’ after DfE agreed to take on part of a £10m debt Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Skills bootcamps Provider sues DfE after skills bootcamp contract termination The DfE accuses the provider of changing awarding body without prior agreement Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Adult education, Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DfE scales back ‘free courses for jobs’ offer Access will be restricted to adults earning below £25k in 2024/25 Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges AoC hikes large college member fees to £57.7k Most affected colleges supportive of 20% increase as some mull over value for money Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges UCU: Most FE staff back alternative to ‘traumatic’ Ofsted inspections Lecturers call for ‘peer-led’ model, as new chief inspector also floats the idea Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Colleges, Staff Lecturer wins payout over ‘distressing’ remarks after husband’s death City College Plymouth appealing judgement over absent legal representative Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y recruitment Skills minister backs FE lecturer ‘reservist’ trial FE retraining ‘reservist’ pilot for motor industry gets minister seal of approval Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Politics, Skills reform ‘Change on an unprecedented scale’: Ofqual responds to ABS plans Qualifications reform risks more exams, ‘unregulated’ A-levels and students unprepared for higher study, says exams regulator Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y News Hacking homework for exam breach suspect A 16-year-old boy has been cautioned in connection with an exam board cyber attack Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y News Code words and ‘grab kits’: new anti-terror advice for education providers Leaders advised to appoint ‘security leads’ to reduce terror risks in first sector-specific guidance Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Careers, Qualifications Nursery staff-to-child qualification tweaks spark criticism The government hopes to boost nursery capacity by letting managers count experienced level 2 qualified staff as level 3 Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Uni caught short after fast-tracking degree apprenticeship for NHS Ofsted found some employers’ operational needs for advanced clinical practitioners weren’t being met Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Newer 1 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 841 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
