News Ofsted watch: Busy week with good news for most providers It has been a promising week for all types of FE providers, with 22 positive reports published by the… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Former Dragon hits out at IfATE over cut to level 3 and 4 standards The chair of major high-street employer Ryman, ex-Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis, has accused the Institute of Apprenticeships and… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Hadlow College making ‘reasonable progress’ since going into administration, Ofsted finds Scandal-hit Hadlow College has scored well in its first Ofsted monitoring visit since it went into administration. The college,… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Hinds blames colleges as their share of apprenticeships slumps to 26 per cent Apprenticeships delivered by colleges fell to just 26 per cent last year, according to analysis by FE Week, and… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive ‘Sorry’ Dudley College boss calls for support and advice as auditing system gets ever more complex The leader of a high-profile college has called for greater support in navigating the government’s increasingly complex and high-stake… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Sudden closure of DfE’s Apprenticeship Delivery Board slammed as ‘surreal’ A board that was set up by government to increase apprenticeship starts has been quietly binned – with officials… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Culture department commits £100k to help film industry overcome apprenticeship rules A government department is pumping £100,000 into a pilot designed to get around the inflexibilities of apprenticeship levy rules… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News New subcontracting rule slammed as ‘immensely bureaucratic’ and ‘shockingly late in the day’ The Education and Skills Funding Agency has “shocked” hundreds of providers by requiring thousands of subcontracting contracts to be… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News BTEC award winners 2019 unveiled The winners of the ninth annual BTEC Awards have been recognised at a ceremony featuring performances, celebrity appearances and… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Energy Coast becomes second ever ‘outstanding’ UTC A university technical college in Cumbria is celebrating after becoming only the second of its kind to be rated… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Merger plans announced for East Riding College and The Grimsby Institute A college in the Humber has announced plans to merge with one of the largest FE provider’s in the… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive IfA blasted for introduction of ‘unfair’ apprenticeship fee Assessment organisations have hit out at the Institute for Apprenticeships’ “unfair” decision to start charging £40 per learner for… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 851 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
