Young people NEET support programme extended with £2.5m boost Careers education body receives extra cash for careers support pilot to 1,500 more young people Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News DfE pauses post-16 qualifications reform and BTEC defunding Bridget Phillipson confirms government will review the controversial plans by the end of the year – but only 2024… Billy Camden 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Higher education, Skills reform Slash tuition fees to £6k to fix tertiary system ‘bias’, says think tank Final EDSK report sets out roadmap to a more coherent post-18 education system Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Politics Meet the ministers: Starmer’s first DfE lineup confirmed Janet Daby will represent skills, FE and HE in the House of Commons Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Higher education HE regulator puts 3 colleges on notice Croydon, Burnley and Blackburn colleges criticised for poor degree student outcomes Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Young people EPI’s blueprint for a 16-19 student premium Think tank sets out how to introduce the hoped-for policy amid significant disadvantage gap Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Colleges Mayor intervenes as judicial review puts college’s £22m rebuild at risk A neighbour’s legal challenge means the college is unlikely to meet the DfE’s completion deadline Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Ofsted Academy trust and two ITPS awarded Ofsted ‘outstandings’ Hairdressing, LGV and teaching apprenticeships lauded by watchdog Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Politics, Skills reform Skills England: DfE non-exec appointed interim chair New body will absorb IfATE functions while permanent leaders are found over the next year Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges Troubled Leicestershire college group finds merger partner The partnership is hoped to secure the future of SMB College Group Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Politics, Skills reform Labour’s curriculum and qualifications review to include 16-19 But it will not involve a pause and review of current level 3 defunding reforms – which is being… Billy Camden 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Ofsted Eight things we learned from Ofsted’s 2023-24 corporate accounts Inspectorate has had a ‘difficult’ year and faces ‘significant’ financial challenges, documents warn Billy Camden 2y Lucas Cumiskey and Samantha Booth 2y Newer 1 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 854 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
