Apprenticeships

Babington announces third CEO in less than a year

COO promoted after ‘turnaround specialist’ resigns with immediate effect

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Inclusion, Ofsted

Ofsted to examine how SEND pupils are prepared for adulthood

Inspectors will visit a ‘small number of areas’ to look at a ‘particular aspect of SEND in-depth’

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
News

RAAC: 10 colleges will get removal grants

234 education settings have now been identified as having confirmed RAAC

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Care apprenticeship provider slated for focus on diploma rather than OTJ and EPA

Ofsted also slams ‘poor’ training as director strips back staff numbers

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Birmingham sixth form college awarded ‘outstanding’ second time running

The city’s only sixth form college praised for ambitious curriculums for thousands of learners

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

First apprentices awarded ‘professional status’ post-nominals

Sixteen former apprentices first to be awarded professional status through new recognition scheme

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen


News

Ofsted rejects RAAC inspection exemption call

But crumbly concrete disruption will be ‘sufficient grounds to defer the inspection’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Apprenticeships

Hundreds of small businesses utilise removal of apprenticeship cap

Some SMEs have recruited over 50 apprentices since April 2023 policy change

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Electric car charging grants for colleges rise to £2,500

Ministers say colleges could generate revenue by allowing the public to use their charging points

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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
Freddie Whittaker
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
Freddie Whittaker
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
Anviksha Patel

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
Josh Mellor
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
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

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
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel