News Ofsted watch: Poor week for multiple new apprenticeship providers New apprenticeship providers came in for some stinging criticism this week, with three found to be making ‘insufficient progress’… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Revealed: 54 colleges and providers chosen for second wave of Taking Teaching Further funding The colleges and training providers chosen to recruit new FE teachers and improve links with industry for the second… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Theresa May: FE has been ‘overlooked, undervalued and underfunded’ The Prime Minister delivered a speech this morning in response to the much anticipated Augar review on post-18 education…. Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Monthly apprenticeships update: March starts up 7% but down on 2017 Apprenticeship starts for the period August 2018 to March 2019 are up 9 per cent on the previous year,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Post-18 education review: The 9 main recommendations for FE The long-awaited review into post-18 education and funding has been released today, with the publication of a 216-page report…. Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Post-18 education review: Introduce a ‘lifelong learning loan allowance’ The government should introduce a “lifelong learning loan allowance” at levels 4, 5 and 6 for adults without a… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y 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 Newer 1 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 851 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 13h Shane Chowen 13h 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
