Thursday
Post-16 reform: Today’s announcements at a glance
The key facts you need to know about the skills White Paper, the Augar Report response and the review of TEF
Keegan: Skills White Paper is FE’s ‘day in the sun’
EXCLUSIVE: Apprenticeships and skills minister Gillian Keegan talks to ÌÇÐÄVlog about today’s Skills for Jobs White Paper and the future of further education
WATCH: Kate Green says White Paper has come too late
Speaking in the House of Commons today, Labour’s Kate Green called for flexible funding for lifelong learning to be introduced now, not in 2025
Teaching excellence in HE to be assessed every 4 years
A new approach to the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework is proposed in independent review
Post-qualification offers: What the government thinks
Launching proposals for post-qualifications offers, the DfE says the current system works against some students
Skills for Jobs White Paper: What does it propose?
From employers designing ‘almost all’ technical courses to an overhaul of funding, here are the key proposals
Skills for Jobs White Paper: The FE sector reacts
Sector leaders welcome today’s White Paper – but urge the government to back up its vision with long-term investment
Wednesday
FE White Paper: Our sector needs support and respect
The Cinderella analogy for FE has never been more apt than during the pandemic, writes this college chair
BTECs: Why removing student options would be disastrous
The review of level 3 qualifications is a ‘misguided tidying up exercise’ that will disadvantage many, warns James Kewin
Tuesday
Call for a single apprenticeships admissions site
Employers and training providers want a seamless transition between the new Kickstart programme and apprenticeships
One in four young people ‘unable to cope with life’
Half of 16- to 25-year-olds say their mental health has worsened since the start of the pandemic, research shows
