News FE Commissioner pushing for mega merger to secure Cornwall College’s future The FE Commissioner is pushing for a mega merger in Cornwall to secure the future of Cornwall College, which… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Editor Asks: Anne Milton responds to the NAO apprenticeships report Anne Milton initially seemed in good spirits when I began our interview at a coffee shop at the University for East London’s… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Major bank stands by college fighting for survival following second failed merger A major high street bank will “remain supportive” of a cash-strapped college that owes it over £6 million, despite fears the college… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News The truth about The Hadlow Group financial scandal The Hadlow Group has hit the headlines following allegations of financial irregularities and the departure of several senior leaders… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y 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 Newer 1 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 851 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 9h Shane Chowen 9h 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
