Apprenticeships, Ofsted Contracts risk for provider after Ofsted finds ‘students’ who never studied with the firm Ofsted inspectors also found apprentices without jobs at the firm Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges Corrienne Peasgood announced as new AoC president She will succeed Sally Dicketts on October 16 Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Apprenticeships, T Levels Small business chiefs make fresh calls for apprenticeship and T Level cash incentives return One in five small businesses would take on an apprentice with the cash boost, FSB says Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Skills reform Revealed: 37 business groups chosen to lead local skills plans Leading employer groups across England will write local skills improvement plans which detail how provision should change to meet… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y The Future of Assessment 1/09/2022 Find out more Ofsted Ofsted ditches Covid disruption deferral policy The inspection code of conduct has also been strengthened Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth and Tom Belger 3y Ofsted SEND college judged ‘inadequate’ over safety concerns Staffing issues and gaps in SEND experience highlighted by watchdog Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships Revealed: First solely apprenticeship provider granted degree awarding powers Euan Blair’s Multiverse can now run and award its own degree level apprenticeships Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Awarding Pearson faces record £1.3m fine for letting examiners remark own work ‘No evidence’ students received the wrong outcomes but schools and colleges awarded £300k compensation Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y News Provider plans to quickly double apprentice numbers after securing ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating MBKB Ltd secures top rating just six years after first offering apprenticeships. Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges Hull College names National Leader of Governance and former newspaper editor as new chair Rob Lawson will succeed Lesley Davies Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Devolution East Midlands area secures adult education budget powers in first of a kind county devolution deal Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire secure adult education budget responsibilities as first mayoral combined county authority. Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 839 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