Apprenticeships, Ofsted

University that ramped up apprenticeships secures third ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating

More than 2,000 apprentices have been recruited in the past four years

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges

College reclassification: Major changes you need to know about

Restrictions on senior pay and borrowing announced, plus bad news on VAT

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges

Colleges return to public sector, ONS announces

The decision ends a decade of colleges’ private sector status and could come with a host of new controls…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Government agency enters top 20 biggest apprenticeship providers

The prison and probation service has made it mandatory for all new prison officers to be apprentices

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Create new ‘national apprenticeship inspectorate’, says think tank

EDSK also calls for a minimum of 200 hours of off-the-job training to be face-to-face learning

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Inclusion

What’s behind the spate of ‘inadequate’ SEND college inspection results?

There were 7 ‘inadequate’ inspections in 2021/22 compared to 4 between 2017 and 2021

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor


News

Revealed: The 2022 Pearson Teaching Awards winners

Sixteen winners from across UK schools and colleges recognised

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
WorldSkills

REVEALED: WorldSkills UK’s 2022 national finals results

UK’s best vocational and technical skills talent chosen in WorldSkills UK national finals

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
News

Winners of 2022 BTEC Awards revealed

Inspiring students, teachers, colleges and schools from across the country have been honoured in Pearson’s 2022 BTEC awards. Twenty…

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Apprenticeships

Lifetime Training taken over by ‘lenders’ amid ESFA investigation

England’s largest apprenticeship provider could be hit with £13.7m clawback

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Over 40 organisations removed from apprentice assessment register

Ofqual involvement in applications process bolsters regulation of end point assessment

Jason Noble
Jason Noble

Must read

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
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
News

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
Shane Chowen