Adult education

Refugee and coffee shop owner among adult learning award finalists

London's second Adult Learning Awards, sponsored by FE Week and Ascentis, is less than two weeks away

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Higher education

Uni foundation year numbers up 700% in 10 years

New figures reveal foundation year courses are less likely to improve incomes

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Industrial action

Teachers must see their fair share of extra FE funding

College bosses face 'unprecedented industrial unrest' unless teachers get their fair share of new FE funding, writes Jo Grady

Shane Chowen
Jo Grady
Party Conferences 2023

Labour: Sunak’s Advanced British Standard plans ‘careless’ and ‘undeliverable’

Ahead of her conference speech, the shadow education secretary said the prime minister's decision to 'junk' T Levels was...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Party Conferences 2023

Starmer to introduce ‘technical excellence colleges’

Colleges meeting specialist local skills needs will bid for a new status under Labour

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
T Levels

We worked hard to make T Levels a success – and our work has not stopped

With tailored messaging for employers and success stories in local media, York College is celebrating growth in some of...

Shane Chowen
Ken Merry
Opinion

T Levels’ struggle to gain credibility just got harder

The acronym ABS also refers to a type of braking system used in cars and motorbikes. Ben Verinder fears...

Shane Chowen
Ben Verinder
Training Providers

Lawyers deny claims DfE acted unlawfully in AEB contract row

DfE claim they followed procurement rules in their defence to AEB procurement legal challenge

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Party Conferences 2023

Colleges should cautiously embrace the Advanced British Standard

Rishi Sunak’s long-term plan to merge A-levels and T Levels can only succeed with a plan for funding, staffing...

Shane Chowen
Jackie Grubb