News Ofsted watch: Up-and-down week for FE It’s been an up-and-down week for the FE sector, which saw a return of three ‘good’ ratings, but two… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Number of approved apprenticeship standards to hit 400 next week The number of apprenticeship standards approved for delivery is set to hit 400 next week, a little over a… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofsted exposes apprenticeship firm for recruiting without ‘integrity’ and breaking funding rules A new provider has been exposed by Ofsted after inspectors found it failed to recruit apprentices with “integrity” and… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Management apprenticeships continue to soar as Milton ‘thrilled’ with rise in starts Management standards are continuing their reign as the most popular apprenticeships, according to the first statistics for 2018/19 published… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Providers that plan for less than 20% off-the-job training will have ‘all funding recovered’ Apprenticeships found to be planned with less than the minimum 20 per cent off-the-job training will be “ineligible and… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News GLA ploughs ahead with subcontracting fees cap – but DfE still dragging its heels The Greater London Authority is one step closer to capping management fees when it takes control of the adult… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive Long-delayed FE teacher apprenticeship standards ready for delivery next week Three FE teaching apprenticeship standards will be ready for delivery from next week following a successful funding-band appeal against… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive College in £37m debt given permission to carry out banned tactical subcontracting The Department for Education appears to have given a cash-strapped college special treatment, after it endorsed subcontracting to meet… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Former learner warns he’ll take DfE and SLC to court over FE loans scandal Pressure is mounting on the government to resolve an FE loans scandal that left hundreds of students with huge… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Six UTCs received ESFA bailouts totalling £1m last year Six university technical colleges received bailouts from the government totalling almost £1 million last year, with the ESFA’s funding… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Learners starting FE loans funded courses falls for third consecutive year The number of people taking out advanced learner loans in the first quarter of the academic year has fallen… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Apprenticeship starts up on 2017/18 – but still down on 2016/17 Apprenticeship starts are up 15 per cent for the first quarter of 2018/19 compared with the same period in… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 851 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 6h Shane Chowen 6h 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
