News Exclusive Controversial MBAs prove a hit in Whitehall departments Whitehall is lapping up the MBA apprenticeship that the education secretary Gavin Williamson is “unconvinced” provides value for money,… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive 2,500 learners affected as provider goes bust A training provider with more than 2,500 learners has entered administration, FE Week has learned. Progress to Excellence Ltd… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Colleges on the frontline in the battle against knives Knife crime in colleges has more than doubled in recent years, new figures suggest, which has prompted leaders to… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Adult education, Devolution London is first to warn about AEB underspend for 2019/20 The first signs of yet another adult education budget (AEB) underspend have appeared, after the Greater London Authority revealed… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA planning to limit providers by standards The Education and Skills Funding Agency is working on plans to require providers to be “accredited” for the apprenticeship… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Undeclared £20k bonus ‘honest error’, claims college boss A college has fessed up to failing to declare a £20,000 bonus made to its principal in 2018 amid… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News T-levels ‘uniquely narrow’ compared to technical courses in high performing countries, claims think tank A review into the “uniquely narrow and short” technical courses in England has been called for ahead of the… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News AAC Awards 2020 winners revealed The winners of the Annual Apprenticeship Awards 2020 have been crowned at a glittering ceremony in Birmingham tonight. More… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 839 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
