News Ofsted blasts ‘unreliable’ apprenticeship off-the-job training records A new provider that has more than 300 apprentices on its books has been criticised by Ofsted for “unreliable”… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Adult care employers welcome switch to rail academy for apprenticeship oversight A rail specialist firm has been chosen as the new external quality assurance provider for care apprenticeships, in a… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Training provider in college group given union recognition Two unions have reached a deal to bargain over pay and working conditions on behalf of the almost 300… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Conservatives announce manifesto pledge of £3bn over 5 years for a ‘new National Skills Fund’ The Conservative Party has said they will launch a £600 million a year “new National Skills Fund” if they… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Full list of WorldSkills UK National medal winners revealed The nation’s top skilled young people were recognised at an awards ceremony at WorldSkills UK LIVE tonight. They were… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Inaugural WorldSkills UK Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Award winners revealed The winners of the inaugural WorldSkills UK Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards have been crowned at WorldSkills UK LIVE…. Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Ofsted watch: Family owned private provider slammed by Ofsted… again A family owned business in the construction industry was hit with a grade four by Ofsted, in a poor… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Sector unites to solve funding crisis for high-needs learners Leading bodies within the FE sector have teamed up with local government to launch research into a crisis in… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Ofsted attacked for ‘unfair’ inspections before mergers Ofsted was criticised by an experienced turnaround principal for inspecting colleges just before mergers, at the Association for Colleges’… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive It played to our strengths: grade-one principal explains Ofsted success The principal of the first college to be rated “outstanding” under Ofsted’s new framework has warned that “you can’t… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive ‘Heart-wrenching’ impact of funding cuts shared by college leaders Six college leaders have shared the “heart-wrenching” impacts of government funding cuts after speaking anonymously to FE Week for… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Labour promises to raise the FE funding rate and reform the apprenticeship levy Labour has pledged to raise the base rate of per-student funding in FE to secondary-school levels and expand the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 851 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
