News Meet Team UK: Hairdressing hopeful McLavy aiming to bob above the competition From getting her start with a Saturday job at a salon to competing in hairdressing at WorldSkills Kazan, Phoebe… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News National Audit Office to investigate ‘management of colleges’ financial sustainability’ The UK’s public spending watchdog is preparing to launch a value for money review on the management of colleges’… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Hinds sought parity of esteem but his policy adviser says it’s ‘impossible’ Trying to achieve parity of esteem between technical and academic education is “totally pointless and impossible”, a former special… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Stalled manifesto plan back on track for apprentice travel subsidy? Officials are finally preparing a cross-departmental “proposal” for cutting travel costs for apprentices. It is being worked on by… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News FE sector leader to run as a Brexit Party candidate The chief executive of the Federation of Awarding Bodies has become the Brexit Party candidate for the Hastings and… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted watch: Two providers drop from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ A council and a specialist college have received the worst possible rating from Ofsted, in a week where three… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News NCG announces new chief executive England’s largest college group has appointed Liz Bromley as its new chief executive. NCG will welcome the former deputy… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Labour’s advisory board considering tax credit employer incentives A Labour Party commission has set out what it calls a “radical new direction” for lifelong learning, including the… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Second round of apprenticeship standard reviews launched The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has today launched a route review of standards in the creative and… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted finds ‘significant’ safeguarding concerns at specialist college A specialist college that teaches students with autism and other complex needs has dropped two grades to ‘inadequate’ after… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Wave of companies join apprenticeship register in first major update in nearly a year A wave of organisations have been added to the refreshed register of apprenticeship training providers, while nearly 20 have… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive FE Commissioner called in as principal on leave for ‘personal reasons’ The FE Commissioner’s team will visit Richmond-upon-Thames College next month after its principal went on indefinite leave for ‘personal… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y Newer 1 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 851 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 17h Shane Chowen 17h 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
