News Exclusive Coupland tells FE Week she will have ‘independent voice’ and is ‘excited to step out of the confines’ of the DfE The new boss of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is “excited to step out of the confines”… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News FE Commissioner’s leadership team to nearly double The FE Commissioner has almost doubled the number of national leaders of further education (NLFEs) and national leaders of… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News DfE gender pay gap closing – but men get bigger bonuses Bonuses paid to men working at the Department for Education were on average 3.8 per cent larger than those… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Thousands of apprentices dumped by training provider after Ofsted inspection More than 2,500 apprentices and adult learners have been left in the lurch after their provider immediately exited the… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News British Airways own apprenticeship recruitment faces grounding after Ofsted visit Apprenticeships at a major airline have been heavily criticised by Ofsted, which found “disorganisation” and “inconsistency” meant too many… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Plea for extra £750m from new Institute for Apprenticeships boss The new boss of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has called for an additional £750 million of… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Sector leaders hit back at Ofsted for ‘encouraging government’ to restrict funding choices Sector bodies have hit back at Ofsted’s chief inspector for “encouraging government” to restrict course choices made by colleges… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofsted boss still ‘not happy’ with colleges ‘flooding’ economy with arts and media students Ofsted’s chief inspector is still “not happy” that some colleges steer too many of their students towards “superficially attractive”… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofsted: ‘Target apprenticeship levy money more directly at skills shortages’ High levels of management and health apprenticeships are a “mismatch” compared to the government’s industrial strategy and needs to… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Call for Treasury to invest £20m in FE research centre The Social Mobility Commission has urged government to create a “what works” centre to advise on where the FE… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Tributes paid after death of college lecturer and UCU president-elect Tributes have been paid to college lecturer and University and College Union president-elect Nita Sanghera, after she died last… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA launches investigation after betting companies access data on 28 million children An investigation has been launched after betting companies were “wrongly provided access” to an education database containing the information… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 848 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
