News Exclusive Investigation by statistics watchdog after ESFA lists ‘unreliable’ providers The country’s national statistics regulator is investigating whether the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s apprenticeship achievement rate data can… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News AoC ‘disappointed’ local sustainability reviews won’t include schools The Association of Colleges has criticised the Department for Education’s new local area reviews for not including small “non-viable”… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Tenth UTC closure announced Yet another university technical college will close later this year, taking the total to 10 for the troubled programme…. Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News ESFA apologises over apprenticeship off-the-job calculation blunder The Education and Skills Funding Agency has apologised for causing confusion in its off-the-job training rule and updated its… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Training provider director jailed for 8 months for fraud A former director of a training provider that falsified exam papers for individuals seeking to gain security guard licenses… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Minister admits a lot ‘we don’t know yet’ about Treasury backed national retraining scheme The government still doesn’t know how the national retraining scheme will work or how much it will cost, even… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Select committee chair and skills minister clash over Spending Review strategy The skills minister and the chair of the education select committee were at loggerheads this morning after Anne Milton… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Short-term fix found for gap in apprenticeship quality assurance arrangements The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has reached a deal with the organisation that has delivered external quality… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Minimum standards to be scrapped as part of earlier and stronger intervention regime The Education and Skills Funding Agency is going to scrap its minimum standards policy as part of an earlier… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News New ‘triggers’ for government intervention in colleges revealed Colleges that experience “serious” cash flow pressures, breach bank covenants, or have significantly delayed accounts will be placed into… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted watch: Mixed results for FE providers It has been a varied week in the FE sector, with three providers receiving ‘good’ grades from Ofsted while… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Alert raised on the high volume of ‘tie-breaks’ in latest ESF tendering process Further questions are being asked about the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s recent European Social Fund tender, after FE… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 839 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
