News Apprenticeship funding band reviews to include updated ‘affordability measures’ in wake of budget warnings The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is updating its ‘affordability measures’ when making funding band recommendations. Minutes published… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Revealed: The winners and losers in the £170m Institutes of Technology competition The Department for Education has today unveiled the colleges and universities in line for a share of £170m in… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Bidders remain in the dark as DfE delays Institutes of Technology tender results The Institutes of Technology tender has fallen behind schedule, with the final 16 providers left waiting to be told… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y Feature, News The principal who took over two failed colleges and came out smiling Mike Hopkins has more experience than most principals of overseeing college mergers. In January of this year South and… Catherine Murray 7y Catherine Murray 7y News Revealed: The 34 colleges with £270m of government loans and bailouts last year The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has revealed the colleges with millions in government loans and bailouts. According… Simon Kay 7y Simon Kay 7y News Exclusive Chartered Institute of FE admits to having no employees The Chartered Institution for Further Education has been left with no employees after its CEO quietly stood down in… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Two years since the levy launched, skills minister reflects on success of a ‘carrot and stick’ policy Employers with a payroll of £3 million or more made their first monthly apprenticeship levy payment in April 2017… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted watch: UTC jumps from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ A university technical college was celebrating this week after it climbed its way up from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’, while… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Universities and training providers clash on apprenticeship priorities It is “entirely unacceptable” to expect public sector employers to subsidise low-level apprenticeships for chefs and hairdressers, a university… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Overspend: GLA warns of risk to AEB devo project The Greater London Authority has denied that devolution of the adult education budget is at risk due to spiralling… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive It’s FE Week wot won it: 5 month mystery of missing £300k levy ‘resolved’ by ESFA The Education and Skills Funding Agency has finally returned £300,000 to a large high-profile employer within hours of FE… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Third of apprentices on standards not ready for planned end-point assessment in 2017/18 One-third of apprentices on standards were not ready for their planned end-point assessment last year, the government has revealed…. Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
