News HMRC criticised by Ofsted for uniform apprenticeship programme The HMRC has been criticised by Ofsted for keeping hundreds of apprentices on programme for the same duration. The… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News New research leads AoC to demand extra funding for students with ‘complex’ needs Funding for students progressing to college from Pupil Referral Units should more than double to £10,000, the Association of… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Student safety charter to be launched in Colleges Week Twenty one colleges in the West Midlands have joined forces to produce a region-wide approach to educating learners about… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofsted watch: College making ‘reasonable progress’ since going into administration West Kent and Ashford College has scored well in its first Ofsted monitoring visit since it went into administration,… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News College loses High Court battle with HE regulator A college has been refused admission to the Office for Students’ register of higher education providers and had an… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Apprentices’ concerns are still not being heard, admits DfE Apprentices are struggling to raise concerns about poor training, the Department for Education has found, while their tool allowing… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Brooklands College may be forced to sell historic building A college fighting for survival is considering selling a historic building, FE Week understands. Brooklands College is in severe… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive DfE raps company claiming to be approved apprenticeship provider The government has written to a new training firm demanding it stops claiming to high-profile employers it can deliver… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive OfS urged to ‘get a move on’ and inspect apprenticeship quality A former adviser to the minister for higher education has expressed “concern” that dozens of providers delivering level 6… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Computer game and ’80 piece’ orchestra spend investigated at Hull College The husband of the chief executive at a college surviving on bailout funding used the marketing budget to hire… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News FAB award winners 2019 unveiled A provider of British Sign Language qualifications and an engineering awarding organisation are among the winners of this year’s… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Ofqual chief has three questions for awarding organisations as part of crackdown Ofqual’s chief regulator has tasked awarding organisations with answering three questions as part of the watchdog’s work on ensuring… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 839 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
