News Demise of subcontracting brokers – finally Using brokers in subcontracting deals will be a “serious breach” of funding rules next year, the government said today… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Brighton college receives emergency bailout as chief executive quits A chief executive has resigned after his college hit serious financial problems that led to a plea for emergency… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Sponsored post Sponsored How to assess learners’ starting points and personalise curriculum plans Ofsted’s new Education Inspection Framework (EIF) has changed the way learning is delivered, with increased scrutiny on the ability… The Skills Network 6y The Skills Network 6y News Revealed: How DfE will fund the school and college leavers scheme and list of eligible courses The Department for Education has published details of how it will fund the £101 million school and college leavers… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News DfE tender reveals plans to design ‘new training model’ for adults The national retraining scheme has taken another step forward after the government began searching for “partnerships” to design and… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofsted confirms shake-up of redress system – but will give providers longer to complain Ofsted has confirmed it will proceed with a shake-up of the redress system for inspections, but will give providers… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Apprenticeship assessment ‘flexibilities’ to stay until at least January Special measures that have led to more than 100 apprenticeship standards gaining permission to carry out end-point assessments remotely… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Labour: Ney report exposes ministerial unawareness of financial crisis ‘engulfing’ colleges Dame Mary Ney’s report into college financial oversight exposes a “decade of austerity” and a lack of ministerial awareness… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA finally publishes 2020/21 apprenticeship funding rules The apprenticeship funding rules for the 2020/21 academic year have finally been published by the Education and Skills Funding… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Government commits to greater individual support for ALL colleges in light of Ney review The government has committed to building “stronger” relationships with colleges, including increased dialogue with all college boards from September…. Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ney report finds depleted ESFA missing early warning signs of college financial failure Staff cuts to the Education and Skills Funding Agency have been a key factor in their failure to spot… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Nine things we learned from Ofsted’s 2019-20 annual report and accounts The education watchdog Ofsted has published its corporate annual report and accounts, which give an update on the inspectorate’s… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 851 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