News Exclusive IfATE delays controversial £40 per apprentice fee The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has pushed back its £40 per learner charge for apprenticeship quality assurance… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News UCU plans 15 days of strikes at college involved in contracts row A college involved in a bitter row over pay is facing weeks of staff walkouts when the new academic… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education announces new chief executive The new chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is top skills civil servant Jennifer Coupland…. Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News College at risk of insolvency handed ESFA warning over finances A college at risk of insolvency after its income halved in seven years has been handed a financial health… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Academisation for sixth form colleges – is it worth it? With the government about to reopen the window in which sixth-form colleges can academise, Jess Staufenberg asks how the… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Ofsted watch: Terrific week for FE as slew of reports return mostly positive results It’s been a week of celebrations for most providers, as nearly 40 reports have returned mainly positive results. A… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Levy-lockout update: Employers lose access to £37 million from first 2 months Employers lost access to £26 million of their apprenticeship levy funds in June, the skills minister has revealed. The… Jessica Fino 6y Jessica Fino 6y News College failing to protect vulnerable students from ‘acute risk of self-harm’, Ofsted finds A college with 200 vulnerable young learners has been warned by Ofsted its arrangements to keep students safe are… Jessica Fino 6y Jessica Fino 6y News Exclusive ETF’s chief warns of ‘crisis in leadership’ due to lack of investment The chief executive of the Education and Training Foundation has warned that FE is on the brink of a… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Apprenticeship starts for 16-18 continue to fall as level 2 cuts exceed 50 per cent Apprenticeship starts for 16- to 18-year-olds have continued to fall, and level 2 starts have dropped by more than… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Just 7% of college principals are from a BAME background The number of colleges led by a non-white principal has fallen to a low of 7 per cent, new… Jessica Fino 6y Jessica Fino 6y News Exclusive Capital ideas: new CEO on his plans to rejuvenate finances of London mega-college A huge 5 per cent staff pay rise costing over £2 million per year was a big win for… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
