Adult education Refugee-turned-tutor and green apprentice lead London’s learning shortlist London’s most inspiring adult learners, employers and learning organisations have been shortlisted FE Week Reporter 6h FE Week Reporter 6h ESOL Reform UK mayor’s ESOL cuts not catching on – yet Greater Lincolnshire’s mayor wants to fund literacy and numeracy instead of English language lessons Josh Mellor 8h Josh Mellor 8h Apprenticeships AELP conference: DWP seek to soothe over apprenticeship reform Employers spooked as ITPs raise brand damage fears Billy Camden 11h Billy Camden 11h Apprenticeships Judge finds no grudge as DfE defeats Marples’ £37m 3aaa claim A full report on the High Court showdown’s conclusion Billy Camden 13h Billy Camden 13h Colleges Brooklands can stand alone, says FE Commissioner Decision ends 6 years of direct oversight for the college Billy Camden 1d Billy Camden 1d Apprenticeships, Ofsted DfE sets out apprenticeship intervention rules for new Ofsted regime Sanctions on poor-performing training providers will be considered on a case-by-case basis as Ofsted’s new inspection regime beds in Shane Chowen 2d Shane Chowen 2d English and maths, Skills reform Francis review prompts DfE shake-up of English and maths accountability measures Review response also reveals incoming guidance for colleges on enrichment Anviksha Patel 2d Anviksha Patel 2d 16-19 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 3d Anviksha Patel 3d Colleges ‘£379m’ in college capital cash will return to Treasury via ‘penalising’ VAT rules Academies were granted VAT exemptions in 2011 Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Higher education Limited understanding: OfS grants degree powers to wrong LTE Group OfS makes gaffe on the wrong gaff Anviksha Patel 3d Anviksha Patel 3d Apprenticeships Providers must join official register to offer new ‘apprenticeship units’ DWP skills director also confirms new short course content will come from existing apprenticeship standards Billy Camden 3d Billy Camden 3d Adult education, Lifelong Learning Ed Balls among inaugural Get the Nation Learning award winners Former politician and broadcast production company recognised for lifelong learning commitments Anviksha Patel 3d Anviksha Patel 3d 1 2 3 4 5 6 832 Older Must read 16-19 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 3d Anviksha Patel 3d 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo