FE workforce UCU’s own staff vote to strike The dispute centres around allegations of racism and pay priorities Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Adult education, Training Providers DWP’s own research casts doubt on revived training scheme’s success ‘There was less evidence that SWAPs moved claimants into employment, despite this being a key intended outcome’ Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Ofsted Ofsted snubs FE providers from sub-judgements website change The move to add sub-judgements to school profiles on its website has been planned for at least two months… Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Colleges, FE workforce Lecturer wins over £50k from large college group for unfair dismissal New City College bosses would not have fired lecturer if ‘fair procedure’ was followed, judge rules Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Apprenticeships, Politics Mayoral pledges: Burnham plans ‘halls of apprentice’ for Greater Manchester We take a look at what England’s newly elected mayors have promised to deliver for regional skills training Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Colleges Exclusive DfE ‘must increase support’ for AP school leavers entering FE Children’s commissioner also says disrupted alternative provision pupils should be able to repeat year 11 Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Apprenticeships Exclusive EPA on trial: DfE to test alternative apprenticeship assessments Several options are on the table to speed up apprenticeship assessments…but at what cost? Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Adult education, Ofsted Ofsted slates US firm with £5m DfE bootcamps contract Whistleblower flagged concerns last year but no action was taken Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Sponsored post Sponsored Why we’re backing our UK skills champions (and why you should too) This August, teams from over 200 nations will gather to compete in the sticky heat of the Paris summer… Advertorial 2y Pearson 2y Ofsted Land-based college retains ‘outstanding’ Ofsted grade Hartpury College celebrates another grade 1, six years after it last achieved the feat Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y WorldSkills 2024 Team UK for WorldSkills Lyon 2024 revealed Over 30 young skills champions will head to France to represent the UK this September Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Students NUS reaches settlement with sacked president Terms of the deal with Shaima Dallali will however be kept confidential Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Newer 1 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 850 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
