Disadvantaged students ‘effectively penalised’ for not studying A-levels, research finds They may have lost out when competing for university places
Getting ready for Shanghai: inside WorldSkills UK’s motivational bootcamp “I want you all to take a moment to think about why you want that gold medal”
Fourth consecutive ‘requires improvement’ Ofsted rating for BMet Inspectors criticised leaders for failing to ensure the college’s curriculum is “consistently good in all subjects and at all campuses”
Levelling up white paper: The key reforms for FE and skills New sixth forms, a skills mission and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund all feature
College barber courses to run suicide prevention training ‘I’ve had people sit in my chair and tell me about everything… the affairs, the redundancies, the funerals. We are part of people’s lives’
DfE switches to individualised learner record for skills bootcamps amid dodgy data concerns There were reports of serious gaps in outcomes data under the previous system
£60m tender launched for third wave of skills bootcamps Providers have five weeks to bid for contracts
BTEC funding to be debated in parliament after petition hits 100k signatures Over 20,000 people signed the petition in just two days
Provider fights back over ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating The provider blamed Covid-19 for withdrawals over the last two years