News Interserve seeks to reassure thousands of apprentices amid administration reports Outsourcing giant Interserve is reportedly going to be put into administration today with nearly 5,000 apprentices on its books…. Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Police launch ‘formal criminal investigation’ into 3aaa after DfE fraud allegations The police has today launched a formal criminal investigation into disgraced apprenticeship firm Aspire Achieve Advance (3aaa). It follows… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Scrap funding rule that stops providers from transferring their unspent levy, says UEL A university has called for the scrapping of an apprenticeship funding rule that stops them from using unspent levy… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Revealed: The 10 colleges in third wave of strike action over pay UPDATE: The strike at New College Swindon has been called off after the union and the college agreed on… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive DfE paid £1m to settle Hadlow Group’s legal case The Department for Education forked out £1 million to settle a legal dispute at a college group under investigation and already relying… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News FE Week takes on charity cycle challenge with South and City College Birmingham FE Week’s editor Nick Linford and publisher Shane Mann will be joining a team from South and City College… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Investigation: How West Nottinghamshire College is fighting for survival West Nottinghamshire College entered the public eye last year when it ran into financial difficulties that led to government… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Baker U-turns by telling all UTCs they could survive by joining multi-academy trusts University Technical Colleges are being pressured to join multi-academy trusts after the programme’s architect Lord Baker U-turned on previous… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted slams civil service apprentices scheme for inappropriate management courses A provider that trains civil servants has been slammed by Ofsted for putting science graduates on apprenticeships that are… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Boss of charity behind the UTC programme to step down The chief executive of the organisation that is behind the troubled university technical colleges programme is stepping down. Charles… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Government to fund free sanitary products in colleges The government will fund free sanitary products for all students in colleges and secondary schools from September. Chancellor Philip… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Revealed: Apprenticeship employer fees to be halved from April 1 – no joke The 10-per-cent fee that small businesses must pay when they take on apprentices will be halved from April 1,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 839 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
