News ‘Insufficient’ Ofsted monitoring report published for NCG’s private provider An independent provider that is part of the country’s largest college group has had its first Ofsted monitoring report… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive DfE slammed for refusal to investigate defunct Manchester UTC as paperwork fails to materialise Auditors were unable to properly scrutinise the finances of a failed University Technical College because important data was missing,… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Troubled Hull College Group to de-merge one of three colleges The cash-strapped Hull College Group is to offload one of its three colleges later this year. Harrogate College, which… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive UCU calls on FE Commissioner to consider de-merging London colleges from NCG Union officials at two London colleges have written to the FE Commissioner requesting that he urgently investigates whether they… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive ESFA takes control of investigation into Hadlow’s former deputy principal An investigation initiated by the Hadlow Group’s board into their former deputy principal has been taken over by the… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive DfE to review Institute of Technology ‘cold spots’ The government has said it may tender for more Institutes of Technology after FE Week shared concerns that there… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Plans for PhD-level apprenticeships thrown into doubt Plans for PhD-level apprenticeships have been thrown into doubt after the Institute for Apprenticeships raised concerns they were not… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Small businesses outline ‘serious concerns’ with stretched apprenticeship budget The Federation of Small Businesses has raised “serious concerns” about the apprenticeship budget and claims “over a quarter of… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Ofsted finds ‘prohibited’ subcontracting – again A loans-only provider has been rated ‘inadequate’ after Ofsted found it was using banned subcontracting. The watchdog gave Be… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Seventh time unlucky: Training provider rated ‘inadequate’ after six consecutive grade threes A private provider has been hit with the lowest possible Ofsted rating after receiving six consecutive ‘requires improvement’ ratings… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Apprenticeship levy usage rockets from 5 to 22% in second year but only 15% since launch Employers used 22 per cent of their apprenticeship levy funds in the 12 months to the end of January… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofqual issues first ever intention to fine end-point assessment organisation An end-point assessment organisation is facing a potential fine of £50,000 after “technical issues” affected its delivery of apprenticeship… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
