News How the FE sector is adapting to the coronavirus crisis Colleges and training providers have adapted in positive and innovative ways to continue learning and support the local community… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News AELP not convinced with subcontracting overhaul A major sector body has rejected nearly half the proposals in a government consultation which aims to radically overhaul… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Cash-strapped college set to sell campus for up to £10m A college is set to sell a campus for up to £10 million in the coming days despite local… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News ESFA’s supposed solution to NHS business admin conundrum A successful alternative to the business admin level 2 apprenticeship, for NHS Trusts at least, has been found, according… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Troubled HS2 college spent £73K on failed Ofsted legal challenge The beleaguered National College for HS2 blew £73,000 on a failed legal attempt at stopping Ofsted publishing a grade… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Education secretary writes to all FE providers to express his ‘deepest gratitude’ Education secretary Gavin Williamson has written to college leaders, independent training and adult education providers today to thank them… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Coronavirus: Exams regulator to set out details of process and timetable ‘next week’ Detailed information about how students will be assessed for this summer’s GCSEs and A-levels won’t be published until next… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Apprenticeship funding and quality assurance consultations extended by 6 weeks Government consultations on apprenticeship funding and external quality assurance have both been extended by six weeks. The Institute for… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Nine key findings from new DfE employer and apprentice surveys The Department for Education released new data into the views and experiences of apprenticeships today. A survey of more… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Apprenticeship quango says less than half passing to be ‘expected’ The proportion of apprentices that last year passed the new style ‘standard’ has been revealed as just 46.6 per… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Apprenticeship starts fall 7% in first half of 2019/20 The number of apprenticeship starts in England dropped by 7 per cent in the first half of 2019/20, new… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News National apprenticeship achievement rates fall below 65% The overall achievement rate for apprenticeships fell last year by 2.2 percentage points to 64.7 per cent. National achievement… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y Newer 1 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo