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 Adult education London will be first to launch regional AEB learner survey The Greater London Authority is planning to become the first devolved area to launch a regional adult education budget… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Ex-SFA deputy director slams funding management ahead of Ney review An ex-deputy director of the government’s skills funding agency has called for a return to “supportive” contract management for… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive PhD-level apprenticeship plans move a step closer Plans for PhD-level apprenticeships have moved a step closer, despite the government’s failing to agree a policy position on… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News DfE to finally rollout free sanitary products scheme next week All colleges and schools in England will finally be able to access free sanitary products from Monday, as part… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Newer 1 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 851 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 24h Shane Chowen 24h 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
