News Ofsted annual report 2017/18: Nine key findings for FE Amanda Spielman presented her second annual report as Ofsted’s chief inspector this morning. She used it to highlight improvement… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Major apprenticeship provider to Santander goes bust after Ofsted mauling A major new apprenticeship provider has gone bust following a scathing Ofsted monitoring report which found its directors were… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted annual report warns apprenticeship levy being spent on graduate scheme rebadging Amanda Spielman has amplified Ofsted’s concern that too much apprenticeship levy funding is being spent on higher levels, which… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive ESFA handed over £250,000 AFTER disgraced training provider went bust The Education and Skills Funding Agency has paid a further quarter of a million pounds to a firm that… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News DfE wants Ofsted to inspect more ‘outstanding’ colleges – but won’t drop exemption The Department for Education has told Ofsted to reinspect more ‘outstanding’ colleges and schools, but stopped short of dropping… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Ofsted finds no off-the-job training at care sector apprenticeship provider A care sector apprenticeship provider has been heavily criticised by Ofsted for failing to give its apprentices any off-the-job… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Levy budget bust: Government agency warns of imminent apprenticeship over-spend The apprenticeships budget for England is set to be overspent by £0.5 billion this year, rising to £1.5 billion… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Another batch of apprenticeship standards up for funding band reviews A second batch of apprenticeship standards will have their funding bands put up for review from tomorrow. The Institute… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Halfon blasts Careers and Enterprise Company for their ‘magic money tree’ The chair of the education select committee has laid into the Careers and Enterprise Company for believing it has… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive AOs investigate private provider to church groups following misuse of funding concerns Multiple awarding organisations are investigating an apprenticeship provider to church community groups after Ofsted raised potential misuse of funding… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Spielman using perception not facts on arts and media job prospects, says principal Ofsted’s view that colleges are giving students “false hope” by putting them on courses where there are slim job… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted Watch: Week of winners and losers in FE It has been a mixed week for FE as two colleges succeeded in climbing higher in the ranks, while… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Newer 1 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 809 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
