News Ofsted orders review into wiped evidence claims It has been revealed how technical glitches force inspectors to re-record inspection evidence, sometimes from memory Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Apprenticeships School teacher degree apprenticeship to launch in 2025 The four-year course will come with 40 per cent off-the-job training requirement Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Apprenticeships Construction giant could face £17m clawback after apprenticeship data error Construction body increases pot by nearly 50 per cent for ESFA clawback Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Colleges FE Commissioner flags insolvency risk after Leicestershire college ‘took their eye off the ball’ SMB Group propped up by emergency funding from FE Commissioner Josh Barrie 2y Josh Barrie 2y Apprenticeships Exclusive ESFA failing to curb apprentice assessment ‘bundling’ Awarding bodies call for clarity after rules watered down and culprits ‘hide in plain sight’ Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y T Levels Exclusive Employers warned years ago that hairdressing T Levels wouldn’t cut it Businesses flagged concerns with placements and standards early in the process – but officials overruled Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y News Alternative provision in ‘desperate need of reform’, damning Ofsted and CQC report says AP transition to post-16 provision ‘often delayed’, report says, with unclear oversight responsibilities Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Adult education, Devolution WEA threatens legal action against combined authority amid grant funding row A decision to refuse to grant fund the WEA puts 70 jobs at risk Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Apprenticeships, Sponsored post Sponsored Countdown to milestone 10th Annual Apprenticeship Conference Organisers have announced keynotes from apprenticeship minister Robert Halfon MP, shadow minister Seema Malhotra MP and His Majesty’s Chief… Advertorial 2y AAC 2y WorldSkills 2024 WorldSkills: Pearson announced as official Team UK partner UK names squad for renewable energy and additive manufacturing competitions Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Qualifications, T Levels 71 courses face the axe in favour of wave 4 T Levels Popular BTECs in media and animal management to be scrapped, DfE announces Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y T Levels ‘Shock’ as ministers suddenly scrap hairdressing and barbering T Levels Hair industry employers preferred apprenticeships to the proposed T Level Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Newer 1 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 839 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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