Ofsted Recovering colleges’ latest Ofsted results One principal said they weren’t sure the Ofsted inspection was helpful or good value for money. Three colleges tell… Will Nott 4y Billy Camden and Will Nott 4y Colleges, Ofsted Ofsted slams SEND college for ‘highly inappropriate’ activities The watchdog found that students with special educational needs and disabilities were tube fed and medicated in classrooms in… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y News DfE slashes grant funding for ETF It is expected that some programmes previously provided by ETF will be put out to tender by the DfE Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Apprenticeships Shock as half of apprentices drop out Expert says there would be ‘national outcry’ and independent inquiry if this happened with A-levels Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Adult education ‘Frustrating’ for some but ‘not surprising’: ESFA extends AEB contracts for one more year National adult education budget contracts renewed for 2022/23 Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Highlights from Annual Apprenticeships Conference 2022 31/03/2022 Find out more Apprenticeships 2020/21 apprenticeship achievement rate hits 57.7% – and just 51.8% for standards Almost half of learners on the new-style apprenticeship standards failed to successfully complete their programme last year, new figures… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships Revised 2019/20 apprenticeship achievement rates reveal huge drop The overall achievement rate for apprenticeships in 2019/20 has fallen to 57.5 per cent – 6.7 percentage points lower… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Covid-19 DfE widens student eligibility criteria for 16-19 catch-up funding But leaders warn the extension has been introduced too late and predict ‘many’ fundng clawbacks Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Colleges Central Bedfordshire College to merge with The Bedford College Group Central Bedfordshire College is set to merge with The Bedford College Group, it has been announced today. The two… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y EDI, SEND SEND review ‘disappointing’ for FE The government’s planned reforms to the SEND education system do not go far enough for FE learners, leaders say. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Skills reform Skills Bill: Government ‘compromises’ on careers but no delay to BTEC defunding A concession on rules for careers guidance in schools but government rejects delayed BTEC defunding in skills bill final… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Newer 1 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 839 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
