News New ‘triggers’ for government intervention in colleges revealed Colleges that experience “serious” cash flow pressures, breach bank covenants, or have significantly delayed accounts will be placed into… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted watch: Mixed results for FE providers It has been a varied week in the FE sector, with three providers receiving ‘good’ grades from Ofsted while… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Alert raised on the high volume of ‘tie-breaks’ in latest ESF tendering process Further questions are being asked about the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s recent European Social Fund tender, after FE… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Funding clawback for college at risk of cash crisis A college already in financial difficulty is being forced to pay back nearly £1 million to the government as… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Blow your own trumpet and shake off your victim mentality, providers told FE providers have been urged to “blow their own trumpet more” after research found they have developed a “victim… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive IfA chief ‘stepping down’, claims headhunters The chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) will step down when his contract is… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive ‘Serious concern’ as training provider cashes in on controversial management consultancy apprenticeship A member of the Commons Public Accounts Committee has “serious concerns” about the government allocating one provider up to… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News AAC Awards 2019 winners crowned The country’s best apprenticeship providers, employers and champions have been honoured at the Annual Apprenticeship Awards 2019. More than… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive Grade one college chief executive says sorry after dodgy data exposed The chief executive of a grade one college has apologised after an audit exposed data manipulation that resulted in… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Monthly apprenticeships update: January starts up 15% but down 21% on 2017 Apprenticeship starts for January are up 15 per cent on last year but down 21 per cent on the… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Revealed: The 16 members of the ‘College of the Future’ commission The 16 people that will form an independent commission to set out a “new vision” for colleges in England,… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Apprenticeship quality not improving, says Ofsted chief inspector The quality of apprenticeships is “sticking” instead of moving forward, according to Ofsted’s chief inspector who today urged the… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 851 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 10h Shane Chowen 10h 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
