News Exclusive ESFA seeks legal advice in face of unpublished Ofsted reports The Education and Skills Funding Agency is taking legal advice on whether it can intervene at new providers before… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Government to take ownership of colleges The government is working on a plan to bring colleges in England back into public ownership, FE Week understands…. Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News DfE relaxes traineeship rules The Department for Education has relaxed its requirement for students on traineeship programmes to record 100 hours of work… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Speed read: Highlights from our webinar with Toby Perkins FE Week was joined by Labour’s shadow minister for apprenticeships and lifelong learning Toby Perkins on Monday for our… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Low Pay Commission calls on government to better protect apprentices The government has been urged to take action against recurrent “very high levels” of illegally low apprentice wages. The… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA delays full rollout of digital apprenticeship system to April 2021 The full transition onto the digital apprenticeship system has been delayed by four months, the Education and Skills Funding… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Controversial closure plans to go ahead for college campus A cash-strapped college group has confirmed it will close one of its rural campuses this summer in the face… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Back to the drawing board for apprenticeship funding rate reform The government’s apprenticeships quango has announced it will launch a second funding rate consultation – days before the deadline… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Adult education AEB funding rules published in draft – but without threatened subcontracting limits Draft rules for funding the adult education budget in 2020/21 have not included any changes to subcontracting despite the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofsted releases reports for inspections pre-Covid – but only the positive ones Ofsted has begun publishing FE and skills inspection reports again. Four new reports, based on pre-coronavirus visits, appeared on… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Free recording: Latest FE sector response and requirements to coronavirus FE Week was joined by Labour’s new shadow apprenticeships minister Toby Perkins yesterday for our latest webinar on the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA reveals calculations for the furloughed apprentice wage top-up The Education and Skills Funding Agency has finally confirmed that the national minimum wage requirement for a furloughed apprentice… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y Newer 1 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 839 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 16-19 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
