News Ofsted watch: Independent specialist college rated ‘inadequate’ in poor week for providers An independent specialist college has been hit with an ‘inadequate’ rating after Ofsted found students with high needs were… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Potential for extra funding for small employer apprentices – but no promises The government “anticipates” it will be able fund all over-delivery on non-levy apprenticeships for providers who exceed their contract… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Nearly a year after review launched, ESFA reveals apprenticeship funding rate cut The Education and Skills Funding Agency will reduce the £27,000 digital and technology solutions professional apprenticeship standard by £2,000…. Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Employer provider hits buffers after Ofsted found failure to take account of prior learning A new apprenticeship provider has been judged to be making ‘insufficient progress’ after Ofsted found it did not take… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Tributes paid to former FE Commissioner Sir David Collins Tributes have been paid to former FE Commissioner Sir David Collins who died after losing his fight against cancer…. Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News AoC increases funding rate demands after crunching the T-level numbers The Association of Colleges has revisited its funding rate plea for 16 to 18-year-olds and upped it from £4,760… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News ESFA developing ‘ITP risk assessment tool’ to root out failing private providers The government is developing a tool to risk assess independent training providers, as part of “strengthening” oversight. The plan,… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive AoC rejects nearly half of the T-level funding consultation proposals The Association of Colleges has rejected six out of 14 proposals put forward by the government in its consultation… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Revealed: The commissioners selected for Labour’s adult education advisory board A team of 16 education experts have joined Labour’s lifelong learning commission. Among the new commissioners are former education… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Hadlow Group suspends principal and deputy pending investigations The principal and deputy principal of the Hadlow Group have been suspended as multiple investigations are launched into their… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News College recovers £500k Saudi Arabian debt A college that recently terminated its contract with the controversial Saudi Arabian Colleges of Excellence programme due to on-going… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Halfon’s call to replace GCSEs and A-levels with ‘holistic baccalaureate’ denounced as ‘reckless’ Calls to replace GCSEs and A-levels with a “holistic baccalaureate” have been branded a “non-starter” by an advocate of… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 851 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 8h Shane Chowen 8h 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
