News IfATE boss: Business admin level 2 ‘undermines’ efforts to create ‘well-regarded’ programme The chief executive of the government’s apprenticeship quango has defended the decision to reject a business administration standard at… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted plans to withhold inspection reports until complaints are resolved Ofsted will withhold publication of inspection reports until it has resolved complaints about them under a new redress system… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Further calls to target apprenticeship funding at the industrial strategy Apprenticeship funding should be targeted at skills which fit the UK’s industrial strategy to combat growing pressures on the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Ofsted boss ‘concerned’ young people losing out as employers cash in on higher apprenticeships Ofsted’s chief inspector is “concerned” that the rise in higher level apprenticeships is “partly” to blame for the decline… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Restrict access to degree apprenticeship funding for adults, says shadow skills minister Degree apprenticeships should only be fully-funded for people aged under 25, those without a first degree and in sectors… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News City & Guilds reports 17.8m UK workers have outdated skills A third of UK workers have not received any workplace training in the last five years, according to a… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Lack of levy funding for small employers debated in Parliament A chair of a leading small business lobbying organisation has thrown cold water on hopes of a boost for… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Over 1,200 to attend Annual Apprenticeship Conference 2020 Anticipation is building ahead of the sixth Annual Apprenticeship Conference, which is now set to feature the first public… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted watch: 10 providers achieve ‘good’ results Ten FE providers were awarded grade twos from Ofsted in a good week for the sector. However, the college… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News Apprenticeship subcontracts halved since 2017 levy launch Apprenticeship subcontracting has more than halved since the introduction of the levy in April 2017, new FE Week analysis… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News Exclusive DfE U-turns on loans write-off for learners The government has agreed to write off the loans for another group of learners left with no qualifications after… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News Exclusive Ofsted struck fee deal to end legal challenge Ofsted struck a deal to pay their own legal fees in return for the college for HS2 dropping their… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 808 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 6d Jessica Hill 6d Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo