Qualifications, Skills reform Officials hesitate over V Level licence model DfE is also seeking views on whether the new qualification should be ‘small’ or ‘medium’ sized Josh Mellor 3h Josh Mellor 3h News ‘We’re not diluting apprenticeships’: Skills England deputy hits back at assessment reform backlash ‘It’s not about reducing competency. It’s not about dumbing down – you have my word on that.’ Billy Camden 4h Billy Camden 4h Apprenticeships, Training Providers Analysis: Multiverse closes in on Lifetime’s apprenticeship lead New figures show level 7 apprenticeships drove most of this year’s growth as under-19 starts fell to their lowest… Shane Chowen 6h Shane Chowen 6h News Long read Interview: David Gallagher elected chair of FAB NCFE chief outlines his priorities to help awarding bodies weather a storm of reform Billy Camden 9h Billy Camden 9h Training Providers Remit Training sale puts new owners in the driving seat The ‘outstanding’ training provider was acquired this week Billy Camden 12h Billy Camden 12h Colleges FE providers in scope for £925 international student levy The levy will fund targeted maintenance grants for disadvantaged students Josh Mellor 1d Josh Mellor 1d Budget 2025 Budget 2025: Free training extended to under 25 apprentices in SMEs Chancellor also reveals levy funding changes for big businesses and announces youth guarantee will be backed with £820m over… Billy Camden 1d Billy Camden 1d Colleges Royal recognition: 4 colleges win top national prize Queen Elizabeth Prizes announced for disruptive construction training, AI-powered ESOL, automotive skills leadership and an SME innovator FE Week Reporter 2d FE Week Reporter 2d Budget 2025, Politics Apprentice minimum wage to rise to £8 New hourly rate will apply from April 2026, chancellor set to announce at tomorrow’s budget Anviksha Patel 2d Anviksha Patel 2d Colleges, Skills reform White paper asks colleges to do more with less, says IFS Skills reforms ‘do not add up to a coherent strategy’, think tank also warns Shane Chowen 3d Shane Chowen 3d Long read, NEETs Long read How NEET providers are propping up a failing system Helping inactive young people get back on track is being hampered by a youth population spike, market instability and… Jessica Hill 4d Jessica Hill 4d Prison education England’s three young offender institutions fail 15-hour education requirement MPs have say the lack of access to education in youth custody is ‘deplorable’ Josh Mellor 6d Josh Mellor 6d 1 2 3 4 5 6 836 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
