News Revealed: The big winners of the controversial £310m European Social Fund tender Serco has come out as the biggest winner of the government’s controversial European Social Fund tender, securing 17 contracts… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Serial entrepreneur’s new provider fails to impress Ofsted A new provider run by a well-known entrepreneur has been criticised by Ofsted after inspectors found it making ‘insufficient… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive PhD-level apprenticeships are a ‘perfect fit’ for today’s jobs market, says UVAC director A university membership organisation has criticised those opposing PhDlevel apprenticeships, saying such resistance shows a “bewildering lack of understanding… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Ofsted watch: Tough week with one employer provider crashing to a grade four It has been a tough week for FE as one provider was hit with ‘inadequate’ and three others found… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News UCU elects general secretary Jo Grady has been elected the new general secretary of the University and College Union, though on a turnout… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Statistics watchdog ‘content’ with DfE including unreliable data in achievement rate tables The country’s national statistics regulator has given the DfE achievement rate data a clean bill of health but called… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive T-level students in rural areas still at disadvantage, despite DfE ‘tinkering’ The flexibilities added to the controversial industry placement in T-levels are “helpful” but they still leave rural counties at… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive DfE’s double standards over level 2 business admin apprenticeship The Department for Education has been accused of double standards after it launched a recruitment drive for level 2… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive ‘We were genuinely shocked by what we found’ The FE Commissioner, Richard Atkins, was due to visit West Kent and Ashford College following their Ofsted grade three… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Former college leadership and ESFA financial oversight in the dock A damning FE Commissioner report has revealed how Hadlow Group’s leaders concealed the truth of its financial position until… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Revealed: the quarter-of-a-million pound brand to boost T-levels’ visibility The government has unveiled its new branding for T-levels, in what has been described as the “first step” toward… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Provider to stop delivering care apprentice standards after DfE rejects funding rate plea A significant apprenticeship provider plans to stop recruiting in the care sector after the government rejected calls to increase… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 842 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
