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Richard Atkins re-appointed FE commissioner for further 2 years

Richard Atkins has been re-appointed FE commissioner for a further two years, the Department for Education has revealed today….

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Only schools with ‘excellent’ vocational provision should be rated outstanding, says charity

The Edge Foundation has hit out at schools for focussing too much on academic subjects and said that Ofsted…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Star learners and employers celebrated at National Apprenticeship Awards 2018 ceremony

The country’s best individuals and employers who champion apprenticeships have been honoured at the 15th National Apprenticeship Awards –…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Beauty training provider slammed by Ofsted for ‘misleading’ careers advice

Ofsted has slammed an ‘inadequate’ private provider for its “misleading” careers advice, in a damning report published today. Chic…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
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Milton DOES want collaboration between colleges and private providers, DfE confirms

The government has confirmed that the skills minister wants collaboration, not competition, between colleges and private providers. Eyebrows were…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE launches T-level funding consultation with plans for 4 different base rates

The Department for Education is seeking views on how funding should be distributed to providers for the delivery of…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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College that crashed two grades from ‘outstanding’ to cut 41 jobs

A college that fell two Ofsted grades from ‘outstanding’ last year has put 155 jobs at risk of redundancy…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

ESFA scraps £100k threshold, forcing all subcontractors onto the apprenticeships register

The government’s new “tougher” apprenticeships register will reopen indefinitely from December 12, and will require all subcontractors delivering the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Apprenticeship provider to church community groups exposed by Ofsted

A London-based training provider worked with employers who did not recognise the names of their apprentices, according to a…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Troubleshooter replaces Garry Phillips at City College Plymouth

A college whose previous boss quit following the publication of a damning FE commissioner report into his leadership of…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

FE Commissioner quizzed over ‘serial offenders’

During a hot-topic panel session at the Association of Colleges conference, several new college governors asked about how to…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Civil service apprentices left in limbo after Premier termination

The cabinet office is reviewing the training providers used for civil service apprentices, to decide who will take over…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross

Must read

16-19

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, Long read

Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation

As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill