News Second national college officially dissolves The flagship national college for HS2 has been officially closed by ministers after facing insolvency, and relaunched as a… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Academy trust comes to UTC’s rescue Another university technical college in financial difficulty is seeking to shelter inside a multi-academy trust after recruiting fewer than… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News School catering firm furloughed tutors despite going on apprentice hiring spree A major school catering supplier has been slated by Ofsted for hiring apprentices during the pandemic only to place… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News WorldSkills centres expand to ITPs A new teacher development programme run by WorldSkills UK is being expanded to independent and employer providers. From Monday… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Apprenticeships Banned: 9 firms join the ‘suspended’ list on the apprenticeships register Peterborough Skills Limited has become the latest apprenticeships provider to be banned from taking on new starts after being… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Loans provider slammed for accepting ‘identical’ learner work A new FE loans provider where tutors accept suspected copy-and-paste assignments from learners has been slammed by Ofsted. Inspectors… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ‘Skills taxonomy’: new algorithm planned to seek out skills cold spots A government tender has revealed plans to develop a “skills taxonomy” that could sit at the heart of Department… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Winners of £18m bootcamps tender revealed The providers chosen to deliver the government’s flagship national technical skills bootcamps have been named. FE Week can reveal… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Ofsted Welsh online-only apprenticeship provider censured by Ofsted A Wales-based provider that trains apprentices in England exclusively online has been rapped by Ofsted. Cognitia Consulting, headquartered in… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Eight specialist colleges honoured in Natspec awards 2021 A college which recruited a robot to help students with autism, and a project to ease learners’ return to… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Post-qualification admissions: Ofqual says university reforms risk ‘unacceptable’ results delays Ofqual has warned exam results could be delayed and students miss out on places if the government relies on… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Spielman set for two-year extension as Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman is set to stay on as Ofsted chief inspector for an extra two years, FE Week‘s sister… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 854 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 3d Josh Mellor 3d 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
