Apprenticeships Five join register of flexi-job apprenticeship agencies after failed bids reconsidered Five organisations pass new financial sustainability assessment to join register Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y T Levels DfE seeks another contractor to help boost T Level employer placements Two-year contract will see organisation engage with private and public sector employers to host T Level placements Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Ofsted Insurance apprenticeship provider censured for heavy focus on industry qualifications Ofsted raises concerns over Apex Management Consultants’ engagement with employers Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Colleges The Bedford College Group announces new chief executive Barnsley College chief executive Yiannis Koursis will take over from Ian Pryce in January 2024 Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y News DfE offers £3.9m for contractor to help on education climate action plans Provider will recruit ‘expert’ volunteers to offer schools and colleges advice on meeting government’s new climate change strategy requirements Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y News Pearson hires Ofqual’s standards director after BTEC fiasco Ofqual’s director of standards Cath Jadhav will take over as responsible officer for exam board Pearson in July Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y Apprenticeships, Office for Students OfS to create £40m fund to boost degree apprenticeship take-up Office for Students confirms fund can be used for existing providers and those delivering degree apprenticeships for the first… Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Apprenticeships, Training Providers Exclusive The Marples lawsuit: DfE rebuts ‘fundamentally flawed’ claim DfE has denied that officials acted negligently, with malice, or in bad faith in refusing 3aaa sale in 2016 Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Former national college to officially close down NCATI, formerly the National College for High Speed Rail, will cease to exist by July 31, 2023 Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges Tributes paid to ‘brilliant figurehead’ college principal Viv Gillespie Former principal at four colleges died on Friday after a short illness Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Skills bootcamps Skills bootcamps: Study finds ‘inappropriate’ interviews and already-skilled workers on courses Research of wave 2 bootcamps finds more than half of learners already have level 4 or above qualifications Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Sponsored post Sponsored Five ways to take your teaching career to the next level with Advanced Teacher Status How have ATS alumni benefitted from taking part in the programme? FE Week Reporter 2y Society for Education and Training 2y Newer 1 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 807 Older Must read Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo
