Apprenticeships Over 40 organisations removed from apprentice assessment register Ofqual involvement in applications process bolsters regulation of end point assessment Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Colleges, Ofsted, sixth forms Sixth form and FE college quality hits new high 100 per cent of sixth form colleges have ‘outstanding’ or ‘good’ ratings Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Levelling Up, sixth forms Step aside Eton: New trust joins ‘elite’ sixth form race Bradford-based trust eyes STEM sixth form for girls Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y News Temporary apprenticeship funding uplifts delayed DfE now set to provider ‘further information’ in December Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Ofsted Ofsted to hit university-run college with grade 4 The college was taken over by a university last year after a turbulent period Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Awarding NCFE acquires health and leisure awarding organisation Active IQ has been bought by NCFE but will continue to operate as a distinct brand Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y AEB, Apprenticeships, Skills reform, Traineeships 8 interesting things we learned from today’s FE data drop Traineeships and public sector apprenticeship target flops among the findings Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2y T Levels Huge T Level employer cash incentive underspend revealed Just £500k of £7m budget used in pilot Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Traineeships flop… AGAIN: Starts target missed by two thirds in 2021/22 Another huge underspend is likely to be handed back to Treasury Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Politics, Skills reform Keegan boasts old FE funding boost in message to education sector It comes a week after FE was ignored in the chancellor’s education cash splash Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y T Levels DfE launches £150m capital fund for wave five T Level providers The funding can help upgrade facilities and purchase specialist kit Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News ‘Overstretched leaders’ fail to improve teaching at ‘inadequate’ specialist college The Michael Tippett College has been rated insufficient due to quality of teaching, leadership and the curriculum Tallulah Taylor 2y Tallulah Taylor 2y Newer 1 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 807 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
