News Ofqual win: Employers to lose ownership of quality assuring apprentice assessments The government is consulting on plans to dump employers when it comes to external quality assurance of apprentices –… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Apprenticeship starts fall 12 percent in December The number of apprenticeship starts in England plunged by 12 per cent in December, according to government figures published… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News MBA apprenticeship faces cull as Williamson ‘unconvinced’ The education secretary has demanded a review into the controversial MBA apprenticeship “to safeguard the integrity of the apprenticeship… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y Governance Government to tender for college board recruitment and audit service The Department for Education has announced it will be piloting a college governor recruitment scheme and board performance audits…. Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News DfE launches £9m College Collaboration Fund to replace £15m Strategic College Improvement Fund The education secretary Gavin Williamson is launching a new £9 million “collaboration” fund in a bid to improve governance… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence project aims to support 1,000 lecturers The organisation behind the UK’s performance in international skills competitions is launching the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence project… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Who’s who? Your guide to the new ministerial line-up at the DfE The remits of the new ministerial team at the Department for Education have been confirmed following Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA announce date for full rollout of digital apprenticeship system All apprenticeship starts will be managed through the government’s digital apprenticeship service from 1 November 2020, the Education and… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Catholic sixth form in need of partner to survive, claims FE Commissioner A Blackburn-based catholic sixth form college is no longer “sustainable” due to falling student numbers, the FE commissioner has… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Government praise for ‘new and enthusiastic’ staff at council-run grade four provider An FE Commissioner report published today praised a council’s response to a grade four from Ofsted, after the result… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Funding rates could be slashed by over 40% in apprenticeship shake-up Funding rates for some apprenticeship standards could be cut by almost half under new proposals being put forward by… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Minister takes the wheel at HS2 college ‘in light of the severity of financial situation’ A National College surviving on government bailouts has been placed in supervised status after the FE Commissioner found it… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 839 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