News DfE WILL share 2020/21 achievement rates with Ofsted For a second year the critical qualification achievement rates (QAR) for providers will not be published, but unlike last… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News No full Ofsted return until summer 2021 Full graded Ofsted inspections will not return until the summer term, the government has announced. But monitoring visits, including… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Revealed: The government’s plans for 2021 summer exams and assessments GCSE and A-level students sitting exams next year will be given more generous grading, advance notice of some topics… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Post-16 high needs system needs ‘radical’ shake-up, report finds A “radical” shake-up of the “overly complicated” high needs FE system is required, following a quadrupling in the number… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Spielman ‘not expecting’ graded inspections from January Ofsted is not expecting to resume graded inspections in January, the chief inspector has said. Speaking at the launch… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted’s 2019/20 annual report: Key findings for the FE and skills sector Ofsted has today published its annual stocktake of education for the 2019/20 academic year, which saw inspection activity largely… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Ofsted annual report highlights ‘inadequate’ apprenticeships as private provider grades fall for 4th year Apprenticeships are the “weakest” area of provision in FE providers, with one in ten judged ‘inadequate’ last year, Ofsted… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ‘Shock’ decision to sell college slammed by MP An MP has hit out at a college group’s decision to close and sell a historic adult education site…. Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News FE Commissioner 2019/20 annual report: 6 things we learned The FE Commissioner’s 2019/20 annual report has been published this morning – the last before Richard Atkins steps down… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Sponsored Nominations are open for the 11th Annual BTEC Awards (Advertorial) | Your chance to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of BTEC learners and educators around the world… Shane Mann 5y Shane Mann 5y News College adult education budget under delivery revealed One in five colleges will be allowed to keep close to one-third of their allocated adult education budget despite… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Poor performing new provider hoping for apprenticeships lifeline A new apprenticeship provider blames the impact of Covid for a second poor Ofsted report and is hoping to… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 854 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
