News Over 500 FE lecturers to come from industry as part of £24m support package ‘boost’ Over 500 people working in technical roles are to be enticed into training to be further education lecturers as… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News ESFA launches subcontracting consultation Views are being sought by the Education and Skills Funding Agency on proposed changes to their subcontracting rules –… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Government to consult on subcontracting limits The government is set to launch its consultation on a radical overhaul of subcontracting rules this week – and… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Minister admits first funding rate increase in 7 years is below inflation The first 16 to 19 funding rate increase since 2013 fails to even pay for inflation, a minister has… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA apprenticeship roadshow to cross the country Providers are being invited to a series of roadshows to find out more about non-levy paying businesses transitioning to… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Halfon: FE must recognise ‘step forward’ in funding even if it’s not a ‘giant leap’ The FE sector needs to recognise that government has “made a step forward, even if it may not be… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofsted watch: Major energy company among swathe of ‘good’ results A major energy firm was among six training providers to be rated ‘good’ by Ofsted in a positive week… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive College’s T-level delivery in jeopardy The government is reviewing whether a large college group approved to start delivering T-levels from 2021 should be kicked… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Crackdown on 16-18 residential data in wake of cladding concerns The government will write to all colleges and universities with residential learners aged 16 to 18 after officials found… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Coupland: ‘Public funding for management apprenticeships is perfectly legitimate’ The new chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has given her backing to scarce levy… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive Is September too early for Ofsted inspectors to call? A college has questioned the “rationale” of Ofsted inspecting them within days of the new academic year starting. However,… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive NCG deficit hits £11m after axing pair of ‘poor-quality’ training providers One of England’s largest college groups spent close to £4 million on ‘Project Apple’ to shut two training arms… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 851 Older Must read Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 1d Shane Chowen 1d Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
