News Rollout of national retraining scheme gets underway The government has finally revealed details of the first phase of the national retraining scheme, with the launch of… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Majority of care apprentice providers to reduce starts after DfE rejects funding plea More than half the providers of two care worker apprenticeship standards are decreasing their starts, or pulling the programmes… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Nearly a dozen unions challenge college for union reps after lecturer sacked Ten trade unions are involved in a dispute with a cash-strapped college that trains “thousands” of their members each… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y 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 7y Billy Camden 7y 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 7y Billy Camden 7y 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 7y Billy Camden 7y 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 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y 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 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y 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 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y 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 7y Jessica Fino 7y 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 7y Jessica Fino 7y 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 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y Newer 1 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 851 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 15h Shane Chowen 15h 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
