Higher education Personal statements reforms to ‘level playing field’ Social mobility expert welcomes replacement of ‘love letter’ free text box Billy Camden 2y Samantha Booth 2y Politics King’s Speech 2024: What’s in it for FE and skills? How Labour’s first raft of new laws on devolution, teachers and employments rights could impact FE providers Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Politics, Skills reform King’s speech: Government to shift powers from IfATE to ‘Skills England’ A Skills England bill will also involve apprenticeship levy reform role Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Young people Gordon Brown urges Labour to ‘ignore’ pause and review promise Ex PM and Lord Sainsbury want new government to renege on a pledge made last year to rethink level… Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Skills Federation appoints first CEO in 3 years West Midlands Combined Authority skills head set to take on the role Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Ofsted Ernst and Young among latest batch of Ofsted ‘outstandings’ Four providers have achieved the feat in recently published reports Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Young people Long read Manchester mayor builds support for MBacc FE Week visits an Andy Burnham regional event to learn more about his plans to boost technical education Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Adult education, Careers DWP to merge Jobcentre Plus and National Careers Service New work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall announces overhaul to focus on career advice Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Politics Jacqui Smith: 10 facts about the new skills, FE and HE minister Roles have not been officially announced, but Smith confirmed her brief in a recent podcast ahead of a college… Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Higher education OfS chair Lord Wharton suddenly resigns The political independence of the HE regulator has been criticised under Wharton’s tenure Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Awarding, Young people NCFE fined £300k for 2022 T Level exam fiasco Awarding body has taken measures to ensure errors will not happen again Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y WorldSkills 2024 Call for WorldSkills winner cash prizes FE Week investigates how other countries reward their WorldSkills medal winners Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Newer 1 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 854 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
