News Exclusive Troubleshooter takes over at Cornwall College Group A troubled college group has appointed a seasoned troubleshooter as its interim principal. Cornwall College Group lost its former… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Careers advice worse at schools with sixth forms Schools with sixth forms have been exposed as failing to provide students the same level of careers advice as… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Revealed: WorldSkills UK LIVE 2018 competition results Over 200 of the UK’s most highly skilled apprentices and tradespeople were celebrated at the closing ceremony of WorldSkills… FE Week Reporter 7y FE Week Reporter 7y News Exclusive NAO to review why thousands of apprentices are going unregulated Concern over thousands of apprentices without a regulator responsible for checking the quality of their training is being reviewed… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Low take up of scheme to transfer levy funds from larger to smaller employers Only a tiny proportion of large employers’ apprenticeship cash was passed on to smaller employers in the first three… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofsted Watch: Difficult week for FE as providers hit with low grades FE has faced a difficult week in Ofsted inspections as three providers were hit with ‘inadequate’ ratings. Three others… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Early monitoring visits find a quarter of apprenticeship providers are ‘insufficient’ A quarter of apprenticeship providers that have received early-monitoring visits from Ofsted so far have been rated as making… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Protests at the deadline for sixth form colleges’ conversion to academies The Sixth Form Colleges Association is urging the government to keep the option for its members to convert to… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News What is behind the spate of resignations of college leaders? An exodus of college leaders has rocked the FE sector over the past two months. Meanwhile, regulations that will… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Three quarters of colleges rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted More than three quarters of colleges are now rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ and none are deemed ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News AELP consulting on proposals to avoid EPA ‘car crash’ The Association of Employment and Learning Providers is seeking input from its members on how to avoid an apprenticeship… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Ofsted’s full inspections plummet by a third Ofsted has denied cuts to its budget have affected the number of FE inspections it carries out, despite analysis… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Newer 1 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 839 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 16-19 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo Qualifications 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
