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 News Nottingham College staff call for their CEO and chair to resign Staff at a college embroiled in a bitter contracts row have delivered a vote of no confidence in their… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofqual wants to ‘rebuke’ rule-breaking exam boards Ofqual is proposing to change how it punishes awarding organisations who are non-compliant with new “public rebukes” and fixed… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Another 14 strike days announced at college involved in contracts row Nottingham College will be hit with yet more “unprecedented” strikes next month after staff accused their leaders of reneging… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Feature, News Introducing… Lord Agnew Jess Staufenberg has closely followed Lord Agnew’s career in the schools sector, where his reputation divides opinion. As he… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 851 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 19h Shane Chowen 19h 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