News Fears that London’s adult education budget could be cut as colleges struggle to spend funding London colleges are struggling to spend chunks of their adult education budget – leading to fears that the Greater… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive New rule will stop providers assessing apprentices for learning difficulties Apprenticeship sector leaders have attacked a new funding rule concerning apprentices’ learning difficulties assessments, slamming it as “totally wrong”…. Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive ESFA pays apprenticeship firm £6m before terminating contract Owners of a new apprenticeship provider that quickly raked in £6 million have had their contract terminated after hundreds… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News AAC Awards 2021 winners revealed The elite of the country’s apprentice employers, providers and sector leaders were honoured at the FE Week-AELP Annual Apprenticeship… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Another ESFA delay after 16-19 tuition fund applications put back to autumn The window for colleges to opt into the second year of the 16 to 19 tuition fund has been… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Education MPs endorse Saxton as new Ofqual boss The education select committee has endorsed the appointment of Dr Jo Saxton as chief regulator of Ofqual. Saxton, a… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Adult education AEB tender result deadline ditched as ESFA now just ‘hope’ to provide an update Government officials have said they “hope” to provide an update on the delayed results for the adult education budget… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Winners of 2021 BTEC Awards unveiled An emergency services volunteer and a carer who juggled looking after her disabled sister with studying are two of… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Shane Chowen announced as new FE Week editor Shane Chowen has been appointed as the new editor of FE Week. He will take the reins in August… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Lowest paid and those with least qualifications most likely to miss out on training, says report Degree-level learners are over four times more likely to access further training throughout their life than those with no… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Winners of the 2021 Festival of Learning awards announced A domestic abuse survivor and a learner who retrained in engineering after losing her chef career in a motorbike… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Ofsted Ofsted finds learners unaware they are on an apprenticeship A private provider has been suspended from taking on new learners after Ofsted found a “few cases” of apprentices… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
