News Ofsted watch: 8 out of 10 providers celebrate positive reports It has been a very successful week for FE providers, with eight out of the 10 reports published by… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Treasury took back over £300m despite small employers being turned away The government has for the first time admitted the vast majority of the £400 million underspend from the Department… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Government to fully-fund college pension cost increase The Department for Education has today revealed it will provide extra funding to cover the rise in pension contributions… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Apprenticeship funding band reviews to include updated ‘affordability measures’ in wake of budget warnings The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is updating its ‘affordability measures’ when making funding band recommendations. Minutes published… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Revealed: The winners and losers in the £170m Institutes of Technology competition The Department for Education has today unveiled the colleges and universities in line for a share of £170m in… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Bidders remain in the dark as DfE delays Institutes of Technology tender results The Institutes of Technology tender has fallen behind schedule, with the final 16 providers left waiting to be told… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y Feature, News The principal who took over two failed colleges and came out smiling Mike Hopkins has more experience than most principals of overseeing college mergers. In January of this year South and… Catherine Murray 7y Catherine Murray 7y News Revealed: The 34 colleges with £270m of government loans and bailouts last year The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has revealed the colleges with millions in government loans and bailouts. According… Simon Kay 7y Simon Kay 7y News Exclusive Chartered Institute of FE admits to having no employees The Chartered Institution for Further Education has been left with no employees after its CEO quietly stood down in… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Two years since the levy launched, skills minister reflects on success of a ‘carrot and stick’ policy Employers with a payroll of £3 million or more made their first monthly apprenticeship levy payment in April 2017… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted watch: UTC jumps from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ A university technical college was celebrating this week after it climbed its way up from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’, while… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Universities and training providers clash on apprenticeship priorities It is “entirely unacceptable” to expect public sector employers to subsidise low-level apprenticeships for chefs and hairdressers, a university… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y Newer 1 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 851 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 11h Shane Chowen 11h 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
