News Ofsted watch: Airports apprenticeship provider slammed by Ofsted – again A new apprenticeship provider that was suspended from recruiting learners last year has been rated ‘inadequate’ in its first… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Is the Prime Minister planning farewell budget hike for FE? Theresa May is pushing to announce a huge programme of investment to overhaul schools and colleges in England before… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Struggling national college seeks partners in order to survive A national college is seeking partner organisations after struggling to recruit learners and scraping through 2017-18 with a government… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Four-letter verdict on colossal European Social Fund blunder In what one ESFA official is alleged to have called a “f*ck up of epic proportions”, all 80 training… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive College accused of ‘everyday racism’ after sacking lecturer The new Universities and College Union general secretary has accused the leadership at Sandwell College of “everyday racism” after… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Over 1,300 apprentices left without any provider, 7 months after 3aaa collapse Nearly one-third of the apprentices who were training with disgraced apprenticeship firm Aspire Achieve Advance had still not been… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Growth Company denies conflict of interest in European Social Fund tender A provider with directors on the board of a local enterprise partnership has refuted conflict of interest allegations after… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive OfS to inspect quality of unregulated apprentices despite Augar recommendation The government has already rejected one recommendation put forward by the Augar Review – by giving the Office for… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive FE Week wins loan law battle Victims of a long-running FE loans scandal are set to benefit from new legislation that gives the education secretary… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Troubled Easton and Otley College to be demerged and taken over A troubled land-based college is to be broken up and merged with two other colleges, following two consecutive ‘inadequate’… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Revealed: The 17 colleges to share £2.5m in final strategic improvement funding round The names of final colleges set to share grants through a government fund designed to support struggling colleges have… Simon Kay 7y Simon Kay 7y News Speedy Ofsted criticism of provider just months after multi-million pound purchase A new provider that was allowed to recruit over 1,000 apprentices before being inspected has been found making ‘insufficient… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y Newer 1 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 842 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
