News Exclusive T-level transition offer tender slammed for exclusivity and secrecy The Department for Education has been accused of “locking out” small firms in a highly restrictive and secretive T-level… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Government to ‘strengthen’ end-point assessment register to exclude ‘rogues’ The government is “strengthening” the approvals process for its register of end-point assessment organisations following an FE Week exposé… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Treasury, not DfE, holding up apprenticeship fee reduction The Department for Education is waiting for the Treasury to let them announce a start date for when… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News ESFA publishes AEB funding rules and extends free courses to workers earning just over £16,000 Adults earning less than the national living wage and who live outside of Mayoral combined authorities with devolution deals… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News ESFA calls for funding rules feedback to make them ‘clearer’ The Education and Skills Funding Agency has asked employers and providers for feedback on the way it provides apprenticeship… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News ESFA in NAO firing line as Ofsted left to expose lack of off-the-job training On the same day the National Audit Office revealed the government has “limited assurance” the 20 per cent off-the-job-training… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Let the games begin: competition hots up for TeamUK place at WorldSkills Kazan Nearly 80 of the UK’s most skilled young people are battling it out in a five-day competition this week… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Apprenticeship quango boss rejects NAO concern that ‘most valued’ standards are not prioritised National Audit Office criticism of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education standards approvals process has been rejected by… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive NAO second report into levy reforms a ‘shame’, says apprenticeships minister Today’s National Audit Office report into apprenticeships is a “shame” because it only reflects on the past and doesn’t… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News NAO warns apprenticeship budget set to run out after DfE got its forecast wrong There is “clear risk” that the apprenticeship programme is not financially sustainable after the average cost of training an… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News NAO apprenticeships progress report: The 7 key findings The National Audit Office has today published its report into whether the government’s apprenticeships programme is providing value for… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Mental health and careers support cuts exposed Nearly half of all colleges and schools with sixth forms have had to reduce student mental health and careers… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 848 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