Ofsted ‘Inadequate’ provider slammed for ‘poorly planned’ training Inspectors said most apprentices had one hour of online learning ‘once or twice a month’ Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Colleges Lecturer wins £44k payout after five-year safety row with college group Employment tribunal orders Capital City College Group to pay former lecturer who complained about workshop flooding Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Ofsted Former Ofsted chief to lead watchdog’s independent review Inquiry will look at whether watchdog’s policies for responding to tragic incidents need to be revised after Ruth Perry… Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y News Ofsted rolls out key complaints process changes Watchdog also beefs up its policy on pausing inspections Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Ofsted Keegan refuses to retract remarks about punching Ofsted inspectors Education secretary says comment was ‘light-hearted’ and she ‘clearly would not be punching anyone, or advocating anyone else do… Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Politics Who is Luke Hall? 11 facts about the new skills, apprenticeships and HE minister He replaces Robert Halfon who suddenly resigned last week Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Ofsted upgrades ‘resilient’ emergency care provider from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ Medipro staff were thanked for their ‘fortitude’ after sudden and complex influx of apprentices Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Colleges, Long read Long read Resilient Ricketts: How Brooklands was saved from going broke The story of a college’s fight for survival after a subcontracting scandal left it on the brink of insolvency Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Assessment Exclusive Special exam requests soar in colleges Staff are being stretched and campuses closed in some cases Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News Long read The court ruling that ‘cast a long shadow’ over college VAT Multiple colleges lodge HMRC tax assessments after landmark decision Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Adult education Mayoral authorities can’t afford new national adult ed funding rates Greater Manchester claims new rates would lead to 22% drop in learner volumes Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Apprenticeships Exclusive IfATE slated for apprenticeship assessment reform confusion Institute changes guidance AGAIN after sector outrage Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Newer 1 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 1d Josh Mellor 1d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo