News Rate discrimination? Dawe questions potential sex bias A sector leader has called for an investigation into whether sex discrimination lies behind some of the controversial apprenticeship… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News UTC deficits more than double over 4 years, National Audit Office finds University technical colleges’ deficits have more than doubled over four years, a damning National Audit Office report has revealed…. Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Apprenticeship budget overspend: small employers to face cap on starts Small employers are likely to be capped on the number of apprentices they can employ, as part of the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Adult education One in five providers concerned about procurement process for devolved AEB A fifth of providers believe adult education budget tenders run by devolved authorities need to be improved, with one… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Ofsted watch: Week ends with flurry of new reports It has been a mixed week for FE providers amid a flurry of new reports published on Friday by… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Highbury College principal to retire next summer A principal at the centre of an expenses scandal announced her retirement today after 18 years at the helm…. Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Exclusive First Ofsted grade 4 challenged by provider The first provider to receive grade four under Ofsted’s new inspection regime has appealed. Independent learning provider Mercia Partnership… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Ofsted reveal new inspection report – all 13 of them Ofsted has this morning published the first provider reports under the new Education Inspection Framework (EIF), all 13 of… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Exclusive Were college’s students told cladding on halls of residence ‘failed’ a fire safety test? The cladding at a college’s halls of residence for students under the age of 18, the type used on… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News AELP call for retraining scheme rethink to avoid another “expensive skills white elephant” The National Retraining Scheme should be relaunched as a ‘traineeship for adults,’ according to the Association of Employment and… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Revealed: More than one in ten colleges lose cash under controversial English and maths condition-of-funding rules Twenty three of the 171 (13 per cent) colleges have been stripped of £1,468,934 in their funding allocation due… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Revealed: The FE winners honoured in the 2019 Pearson Teaching Awards A college lecturer and a sixth form college are among 13 winners honoured in the 2019 Pearson Teaching Awards… Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Pippa Allen-Kinross 6y Newer 1 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 851 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 20h Shane Chowen 20h 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
