News Ofsted watch: Long-running commercial provider hit with grade 4 in poor week for FE It has been a poor week for FE, with one independent provider being declared ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted and seven… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News National Apprenticeship Award winners of 2019 The “outstanding” work of apprentices, government officials and employers was recognised at the National Apprenticeship Awards for 2019 on… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Police and schools top list of those missing apprenticeship targets The police and schools are the public-sector bodies with most to do to meet the government’s apprenticeship recruitment target,… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News Ofsted praise college therapy dogs as popularity on the rise A dog that helps students struggling with mental-health issues has won praise from Ofsted inspectors. Bexhill College in East… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News Exclusive ‘Inadequate’ provider hands £2m adult education budget contract back A training provider has handed back an adult education budget (AEB) contract of almost £2 million after Ofsted criticised… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Williamson taken to task on Conservative manifesto While the Conservatives’ manifesto published on Sunday had some eye-catching FE pledges, including a new £3 billion national skills… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News CBI: Don’t restrict how the apprenticeship levy is spent The Confederation of British Industry has urged the government not to restrict how the apprenticeship levy is spent in… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Serious safeguarding failures at ‘college’ Serious safeguarding failures at a multi-site “college” are to be exposed in an imminent Ofsted report, FE Week can… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Government set to miss apprenticeship target by a massive 800,000 starts Latest official apprenticeship figures, published this morning, reveal the government is set to miss their manifesto commitment by a… Nick Linford 5y Nick Linford 5y News Sharp drop in adults studying English and maths, new data reveals The number of adults studying English and maths dropped sharply last year, with achievements in the core subjects also… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News Apprenticeship starts for young people continue to fall – DfE reveal The number of apprenticeships started by young people has fallen a further eight percent, the third year in a… Nick Linford 5y Nick Linford 5y News Exclusive Interim CEO appointed at college under investigation for nepotism and ‘financial wrongdoing’ Hull College Group has appointed a short-term interim chief executive, as investigations into nepotism and financial wrongdoing continue, FE… Nick Linford 5y Nick Linford 5y Newer 1 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 805 Older Must read 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 15h Billy Camden 15h 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 1w Anviksha Patel 1w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories 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 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
