News MPs demand answers from ministers over ‘Wild West’ grading fears Ministers have been warned over a “Wild West” grading system this summer with MPs demanding concessions to ensure a… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE admits official Skills Toolkit completion data may just be starts The Department for Education has admitted that a “completion” of a course on its Skills Toolkit may simply represent… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Apprenticeship standard achievement rate fails to hit 60% More than two in five apprentices on standards failed to successfully complete their qualification last year. National achievement rate… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Apprenticeships Level 2 apprenticeships functional skills flexibility extended – AGAIN A flexibility that suspends the requirement for level 2 apprentices to study towards and sit a level 2 functional… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Impact of ‘spiteful’ ESFA adult education claw back plans revealed A college has warned it will have to hand back over £4 million under the Education and Skills Funding… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Government security centre warns colleges of ‘spike’ in cyber attacks Schools and colleges have lost financial records, students’ coursework and Covid-19 testing data during a recent “spike” in cyber… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Threshold rate for college adult education under-delivery lowered – but only to 90% Colleges that deliver less than 90 per cent of their national adult education budget allocation this year face having… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Public sector apprenticeship target restated for extra year The public sector apprenticeship target is to continue for an extra year as the majority of bodies in scope… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News DfE knuckles rapped by stats watchdog over Skills Toolkit data The Office for Statistics Regulation has reprimanded the Department for Education over the data published for its new Skills… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive ‘All hell was breaking loose’: How hackers forced a mega college to close FE Week tells the inside story of the cyber attack that shut down one of Birmingham’s major colleges, and… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News ‘Long overdue’: Colleges welcome ‘nurturing’ conversations with ESFA College leaders have endorsed a move by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to rebuild relationships with annual “strategic… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Minister accused of misrepresenting new level 3 adult offer The skills minister stands accused of issuing misleading information about the new level 3 adult offer after FE Week… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 851 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 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
