Adult education, DfE

Come clean on cuts, demand adult education providers

Providers face uncertainty after news emerged in a 'fragmented' fashion

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
DfE

TRA seeks extra misconduct volunteers amid FE expansion

TRA looking to double misconduct panel members with 150 hires

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
DfE

Demand for industry training board merger rejected

'No plans to legislate' for a merger between CITB and ECITB, DfE says after independent review

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
DfE, Early years

Early years qualification rules relaxed amid recruitment crisis

Managers will be able to count staff with level 2 qualifications as level 3 in staff-to-child ratios

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Devolution, DfE

Boris’s rushed retraining scheme created huge underspend 

Most of the money has been quietly returned to the Treasury

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Colleges, DfE

ITP pulls out of national college spin-off

The National College Creative Industries brand and its world class training centre have been handed to South Essex College

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
DfE, skills

DfE scores with Sky Sports-style ads for FE

Research shows increased interest in FE teaching since the campaign's launch in 2022

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
DfE, level 3, Qualifications

BTEC survival hope after Smith’s policy shift

Courses that 'overlap' with T Levels faced the cut under plans inherited from the Conservatives

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
DfE

Pupil premium plus post-16 pilot reduces ‘cliff edge’ of support, report finds

Calls for long-term funding as evaluation highlights positive outcomes for vulnerable young people

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel