News ESFA to demand actual off-the-job training hour data for every apprentice Yet another data field for logging apprentices’ off-the-job training hours will be introduced to individual learner records (ILR) from… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Large employers lose access to £96 million of apprenticeship funding in just two months Employers lost access to £44 million of their apprenticeship levy funds in July, and £52 million in August, the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Nearly 300 jobs lost as college group officially downsizes One of England’s largest college groups is officially closing down its two private training providers – meaning nearly 300… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive College calls in the police after principal targeted by ‘ethical hacker’ Police have been called in after a college’s principal was targeted in a malicious hack in which fraudsters allegedly… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive College celebrity cookery school business calls in the administrators A cookery school run by the Hadlow Group and celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager has closed, after the group’s two… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Reviewer of college financial oversight ‘welcomes’ sector views after ESFA blunder College leaders are being asked for their views on the ESFA’s oversight of financial management – after the FE… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Meet the unpaid temporary minister helping cover the FE brief The Department for Education has announced that Michelle Donelan will take over Kemi Badenoch’s brief as she goes on… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Spending review: Extra £10m for ESOL courses An additional £10 million will be released by the Treasury to teach English to those who speak it as… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News DfE launching T-level campaign next month as over half of parents haven’t heard of them The government’s effort to raise awareness of T-levels has been criticised after new research found three in five parents… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofsted to publish financial ratings for colleges and training providers Plans for Ofsted to publish financial ratings as part of inspection reports have been announced – but full details… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofsted to inspect all grade one providers as 30 go without visit for decade or more All FE and skills providers rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted will no longer be exempt from routine inspections, the Department… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Additional European Social Fund tender launched by ESFA The government has launched an additional European Social Fund tender, after finding there were a number of contracts in… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 842 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
