News Ofsted Watch: Adult and community learning providers make great gains Adult and community learning providers have come out the best from this week’s Ofsted reports as two improved to… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Up to 50 jobs at risk at college group following £30m merger bailout Up to 50 jobs are on the line at a college group which last year received a £30 million… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News ESFA to explore ‘flexibilities’ for T-level industry placement Government officials have revealed they are actively looking at ways to make the 315-hour minimum industry placement in T-levels… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Hadlow board inexperienced and in meltdown Serious governance failings and financial inexperience are in the spotlight at The Hadlow Group as the board goes into… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive NCG temporarily abandons search for new chief executive England’s largest college group has paused recruitment for a new chief executive after its initial hunt proved fruitless. NCG… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive ESFA apprenticeship assessment register needs to be ‘purged’ The government has been told to “purge” its official register of end-point assessment organisations (RoEPAO) after FE Week found… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Mystery no-notice ESFA audits spark provider anger Providers are fuming at the Education and Skills Funding Agency after officials started conducting short-notice mystery audits in the… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Labour launches second National Education Service consultation The Labour Party has launched its second consultation on its plans for a National Education Service, which will explore… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Monthly apprenticeships update: Aug – Dec starts up 10% but down 24% on 2016 Figures for the apprenticeship starts published this morning for the period August to December 2018 are up 10 per… FE Week Reporter 7y FE Week Reporter 7y News NAO says National Apprenticeship Week a ‘good time’ to publish damning report into government oversight The National Audit Office is expected to publish its long awaited follow-up review on the state of the apprenticeships… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News DfE urges colleges to report whether they are adopting AoC’s controversial senior pay code The Department for Education is “encouraging” colleges to be more transparent about senior staff pay when they file their… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Labour Party to use National Apprenticeship Week to highlight lack of apprentices in the civil service Labour is planning to use National Apprenticeships Week to attack the government on their commitment to their own public… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y Newer 1 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
