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 16-19 ESFA ups childcare cash for young parents as demand falls Care to Learn allocations rise by £20 per week but data indicates falling demand for subsidies Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Multiply, Skills reform DfE puts Multiply online platform on ice DfE says the platform is under review while it considers the right offer for learners Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges DfE opens applications for colleges capital loans Loans are available for college capital projects originally planning private sector borrowing prior to reclassification Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Adult education, Long read Investigation Multiply – The maths scheme that doesn’t yet add up The flagship Multiply programme, aimed at adults with poor numeracy skills, is failing to attract learners, reports Jessica Hill…. Jessica Hill 3y Jessica Hill 3y 16-19, English and maths ‘Groundbreaking’ progress for GCSE maths resit students in pilot, researchers claim Study says students make one month of additional progress on intervention programme Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo