DfE Exclusive DfE’s £32m higher technical skills injection fund shrinks by a third Department confirms £11m will remain in its central fund Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Adult education, Skills reform Ministers clear lifelong learning loan laws in the Commons Opposition MPs were unsuccessful in pushing for more oversight of lifelong learning loan regulations Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y News Six ‘gold-standard’ green apprenticeships hand-picked to mark Coronation One is yet to be approved for delivery FE Week Reporter 3y FE Week Reporter 3y Colleges, Staff Struggling college to suffer 14 days of strikes after refusing ‘financially unviable’ pay demand UCU members will walk out over six weeks during exam season over £1,160 pay offer Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Ofsted HR firm judged ‘inadequate’ over unsafe recruitment practices Absolute Works has challenged its ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y UTCs DfE signs off on £1m UTC contract after termination notice Expansion plans to continue at University Collegiate School despite warning notice Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y News Duplication error sees large apprenticeship firm missing from QARs Several other big providers included in official performance tables experienced similar problems Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Emergency funding review set to pass planned end date – again Latest ‘shocking’ delay blamed on ‘excessive bureaucracy and indecision’ Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges Another Saudi college venture ends But questions hang over whether millions in tax will need to be repaid Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y 16-19, Qualifications Keep BTECs until T Levels have stood the test of time, MPs demand Education committee says current withdrawal of applied generals will constrict student choice Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships DfE issues final call for flexi-job apprenticeship agencies Department confirms ‘no plans’ to open another application window after May 31 Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Ofsted English Football League apprenticeship provider nets top Ofsted marks again Large provider given ‘outstanding’ rating 11 years after securing the top rating Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 839 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