News Exclusive Minister explains ‘anomaly’ leaving majority of apprenticeships ineligible for ESFA supplier relief The majority of apprenticeship providers are not eligible for supplier relief from the Department for Education because of the… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ‘Staggering’: DfE to stop the monthly publication of apprenticeship starts The Department for Education has been criticised for its “staggering” decision to scrap all in-year apprenticeship data releases. Officials… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE launches ‘Skills Toolkit’ to signpost to free online courses The Department for Education has launched a web page that signposts people to free courses that can develop their… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Free recording: In conversation with apprenticeships minister Gillian Keegan FE Week was joined by apprenticeships minister Gillian Keegan this afternoon for our latest webinar on the response to… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted’s 1,700 staff ‘considerably under occupied’ admits chief inspector, but available to volunteer A “considerable number” of Ofsted’s 1,700 staff are under occupied despite offering themselves up as Covid-19 response volunteers, the… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News All systems go: the virtual open day has arrived FE Week spoke to a handful of colleges that have cancelled their traditional summer open days and already started… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE scraps annual FE learner satisfaction survey The annual FE learner satisfaction survey has been axed for 2019/20 due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The decision was… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Revealed: Government list of apprenticeships given green light for online assessment A list of 70 apprenticeship standards where permission has been granted to carry out end-point assessments remotely during the… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Can providers furlough staff and receive ESFA supplier relief? Staff that have been furloughed by training providers must return to work if they want to receive supplier relief… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Colleges given access to DfE free meal vouchers The government has extended its national food voucher scheme to colleges that are having “practical difficulties” delivering free meals to students during the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News DfE relaxes functional skills rule for apprentices The government has relaxed the requirement for level 2 apprentices to achieve their functional skills qualification. This morning, Ofqual confirmed… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE reveals provider criteria for accessing supplier relief Training providers must have a qualification achievement rate for 2018/19 of above 40 per cent to be eligible for… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 804 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
