News Ofsted watch: Long-running commercial provider hit with grade 4 in poor week for FE It has been a poor week for FE, with one independent provider being declared ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted and seven… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News National Apprenticeship Award winners of 2019 The “outstanding” work of apprentices, government officials and employers was recognised at the National Apprenticeship Awards for 2019 on… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Police and schools top list of those missing apprenticeship targets The police and schools are the public-sector bodies with most to do to meet the government’s apprenticeship recruitment target,… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Ofsted praise college therapy dogs as popularity on the rise A dog that helps students struggling with mental-health issues has won praise from Ofsted inspectors. Bexhill College in East… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive ‘Inadequate’ provider hands £2m adult education budget contract back A training provider has handed back an adult education budget (AEB) contract of almost £2 million after Ofsted criticised… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Williamson taken to task on Conservative manifesto While the Conservatives’ manifesto published on Sunday had some eye-catching FE pledges, including a new £3 billion national skills… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News CBI: Don’t restrict how the apprenticeship levy is spent The Confederation of British Industry has urged the government not to restrict how the apprenticeship levy is spent in… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Serious safeguarding failures at ‘college’ Serious safeguarding failures at a multi-site “college” are to be exposed in an imminent Ofsted report, FE Week can… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Government set to miss apprenticeship target by a massive 800,000 starts Latest official apprenticeship figures, published this morning, reveal the government is set to miss their manifesto commitment by a… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Sharp drop in adults studying English and maths, new data reveals The number of adults studying English and maths dropped sharply last year, with achievements in the core subjects also… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Apprenticeship starts for young people continue to fall – DfE reveal The number of apprenticeships started by young people has fallen a further eight percent, the third year in a… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Exclusive Interim CEO appointed at college under investigation for nepotism and ‘financial wrongdoing’ Hull College Group has appointed a short-term interim chief executive, as investigations into nepotism and financial wrongdoing continue, FE… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y Newer 1 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 851 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 22h Shane Chowen 22h 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
