News Providers urge ESFA to U-turn on plans to collect delivered off-the-job training hours The Association of Employment and Learning Providers is lobbying government to U-turn on its proposal to introduce yet another… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Lord Agnew to help with FE and skills brief at DfE Yet another minister in the Department for Education has been given some responsibility for further education. It was announced… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Welsh college rapped by Ofsted A Welsh college is to be suspended from recruiting apprentices in England after Ofsted found it making ‘insufficient progress’… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Commission calls for ‘demoralising’ GCSE English to be replaced GCSE English in schools should be scrapped and replaced by a new qualification that could be sat at any… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News ESFA suspends another 23 providers from recruiting apprentices Twenty three more new training providers have received temporary bans on recruiting apprentices following early Ofsted inspections that found… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News College to stay open as usual during ‘mammoth’ 15-day strike Nottingham College has said it will be open as usual during 15-days of strike action by the University and… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Banks given £201m to clear college debts during area reviews Colleges had over £200 million of bank debt paid off by the Treasury during the post-16 area reviews, but… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News New education secretary commits to Stourbridge College sell-off meeting The education secretary has committed to meeting with principals around Stourbridge to discuss how further education can continue in… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Principal no-shows TUC fringe event panel but claims UCU pressure unconnected A college principal embroiled in a bitter dispute with unions has denied withdrawing from a Trades Union Congress event… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Adult education slumps to lowest since major survey began more than 20 years ago The government has been told to “wakeup” after research by the Learning and Work Institute found adult participation in… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Early win for DfE’s £5m apprenticeship marketing campaign The government’s latest apprenticeship campaign appears to be bearing fruit after the Department for Education claimed the proportion of… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Ofsted watch: Ex-pro footballer’s provider scores highly in positive week for providers A provider co-founded by former Crystal Palace football striker Dougie Freedman has been rated ‘outstanding’ in some areas, in… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 842 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
