Apprenticeships First reformed apprenticeship plans released amid pilot delays New plans ‘clearly challenged’ Skills England, says awarding boss FE Week Reporter 5mo FE Week Reporter 5mo Training Providers AQA buys Realise Training in latest vocational expansion Exam body snaps up large apprenticeship and training provider from private equity sellers Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo Apprenticeships, Ofsted ‘One bad employer’ blamed for provider’s ‘inadequate’ Ofsted result Inspectors found few apprentices released from work for off-the-job training Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Skills reform Government reveals skills strategy for clean energy sector in first ‘jobs plan’ Demand for skilled workers is forecast to double in the next five years Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo Ofsted ASCL and NEU to support NAHT in legal action against Ofsted A judicial review claim was filed in May, warning the new inspection framework will ‘only increase high-stakes accountability and… Ruth Lucas 5mo Ruth Lucas 5mo Apprenticeships Unqualified apprentices could pass under assessment reforms, employers warn Skills England pauses pilot of changes after construction leaders claim ‘sampling’ plans will lead to a ‘race to the… Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo Ofsted Nudge unit calls for ‘eye-catching’ national Ofsted inspection survey Behavioural Insights Team also urges watchdog to ’emphasise’ how to reduce the formality of conversations in inspector training Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5mo Sponsored post Sponsored Funding Is Flowing, Demand Is Rising — It’s Time for FE to Deliver on Green Skills As the UK races toward net zero, the government says it wants to back 2 million green jobs by… Advertorial 5mo Sabre Rigs 5mo Skills reform Skilled migrants should train British workers in colleges – report Think tank suggests new ‘work and teach’ system to link overseas workers to skills policy Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo Careers New-look Jobcentres to swallow up 1,000 careers advisers The move is part of an ‘overhaul’ of the Jobcentre offer Josh Mellor 5mo Josh Mellor 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo Newer 1 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 854 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 4h Josh Mellor 4h 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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
