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 News Monthly apprenticeships update: July starts up just 2% on last year Apprenticeship starts for the month of July 2019 are up just 2 per cent on the previous year and… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News FAB chair to make 5 wishes to education secretary Federation of Awarding Bodies chair Paul Eeles will make five wishes to education secretary Gavin Williamson at the membership… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Fourth content review of apprenticeship standards launched Apprenticeships covering agriculture, environment and animal care will be probed by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo