Awarding Ofqual disbands standards committee Exams watchdog to take a ‘more flexible approach’ on policy advice Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y News Exclusive Social mobility tsar quits: ‘I’m doing more harm than good’ Birbalsingh now calls for her deputy and Oldham College principal Alun Francis to take over the role permanently Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Colleges Bids for at least 6 ‘elite’ sixth forms formally submitted Latest applications also include bids for two UTCs with a third in the pipeline FE Week Reporter 3y Jason Noble and Samantha Booth 3y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Training giant with 5,000 learners pulls out of apprenticeship market GP Strategies Training Ltd confirms closure of UK apprenticeship arm leaves 95 workers at risk of redundancy Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges Struggling college faces apprenticeships ban Ofsted set to judge apprenticeship provision ‘inadequate’ in overall grade 3 report Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships Finalists for AAC Apprenticeship Awards 2023 revealed A record number of entries were received across 19 award categories celebrating the very best of apprenticeship delivery Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Training Providers Multiverse posts sixth consecutive financial loss Multiverse is relying on investors while it spends on infrastructure, and says losses are ‘typical’ for venture-backed companies Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Careers, Young people Beefed up Baker clause comes into force Schools must now provide students with at least six ‘encounters’ with FE providers Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges Ban on borrowing puts college capital projects ‘at risk’ New public sector rules ‘totally unclear’, say leaders Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Politics Sunak outlines maths to 18 ‘ambition’…but not before 2025 Labour says ‘reheated’ pledge is ’empty without more maths teachers’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Adult education Expanded North East devolution deal to transfer AEB powers by 2024 North of Tyne Combined Authority will be replaced by new authority covering both sides of the Tyne Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y News New year honours 2023: Who got what in FE and skills? A former president of the AoC has been made a dame alongside five CBEs, six OBEs and seven MBEs… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Newer 1 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 854 Older 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 2d Josh Mellor 2d 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
