News Long-running apprenticeship provider goes bust An independent training provider in Birmingham has entered insolvency after Covid-19 reduced the company’s income to a point that… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Shadow education secretary apologises after calling Covid-19 a ‘good crisis’ Shadow education secretary Kate Green has apologised after calling the Covid-19 pandemic a “good crisis” which Labour “should not let… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Struggling Gateshead in merger talks An embattled college is in merger talks with two neighbouring college groups after a surprise £6 million deficit crippled… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News College dependent on merger to survive has latest bid rejected by ESFA A merger that was planned to save a cash-strapped college from going bust has been rejected by the Education… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Provider disputes £2.6m clawback following ESFA investigation The parent company of a recently-purchased apprenticeship training provider is disputing a £2.6 million clawback and remains suspended from… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Colleges and ITPs become gateway providers to Kickstart the economy Colleges and independent FE providers have been flocking to support the government’s new Kickstart initiative by helping employers who… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News ‘Worrying’: University groups voice concerns over Ofsted inspections Handing Ofsted powers to inspect degree apprenticeships is “worrying and unnecessary”, a university membership organisation has said. MillionPlus, which… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Tripling traineeships: Large colleges refuse to rise to the challenge More than two-thirds of colleges in England chose not to run any traineeship programmes in 2018/19, FE Week can… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Colleges exempt from new Covid rules on adult indoor sport New restrictions on adult indoor sports and five-a-side football will not apply to colleges if the activity is part… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News College lobby boss keen on extension to break from Ofsted inspections Full Ofsted inspections shouldn’t restart until April 2021 at the earliest, the chief executive of the Association of Colleges… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Government suggests schools and colleges relax phone bans to allow use of NHS Covid app The government has suggested that schools and colleges with bans on mobile phones relax their policies in order to… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Sponsored post Sponsored The Skills Network offer award-winning LMS at no cost Last month, leading learning technology provider The Skills Network (TSN) announced that it will permanently offer its award-winning learning… The Skills Network 6y The Skills Network 6y Newer 1 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 854 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
