T Levels

IfATE: Contract delays won’t derail gen 2 health and science T Levels

Fresh awarding body licenses were due to be awarded in October

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Shane Chowen
Colleges

Legrave: College interventions fall as support take-up rises

Number of colleges in intervention reduced to 9

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Shane Chowen
AEB, Training Providers

Learning Curve vs DfE contract case ends in secret settlement

Deal ends 18-month court battle over major provider's alleged 'unlawful' adult education budget bid rejection

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Shane Chowen
Politics

DfE refuses to include FE in teacher recruitment forecasts

Modelling used to predict school teacher numbers will not be applied to FE despite staffing crisis

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Shane Chowen
News

DfE hones in on dodgy directors in ‘high risk’ provider policy update

Bolstered policy adds new offences for 'connected persons' to ESFA funded providers

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Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Level 2 business admin apprenticeship standard approved

Trailblazer leaders hope to see the standard finally delivered later this year

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Shane Chowen
News

New year honours 2025: Who got what in FE and skills?

College leaders, governors and a leading apprenticeships researcher among 19 recognised

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Shane Chowen
SEND

MPs launch inquiry to find SEND solutions

The education select committee want solutions that will fix the broken SEND system and improve outcomes

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Shane Chowen
Ofsted

Ofsted to trial ‘new inspection approach’ in January

Ofsted also published its first update on Big Listen actions

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Shane Chowen