News Exclusive Shadowy training provider given £16.5m remains tight-lipped as questions mount Both Ofsted and the government are looking into a mysterious training provider after FE Week revealed it has secured… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Revealed: The truth behind the 3aaa investigations A scandal involving one of the country’s biggest apprenticeship providers has engrossed the sector ever since the turn of… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Revealed: Two thirds of UTCs to hand funding back after overestimating pupil numbers last year Almost two thirds of university technical colleges overestimated their student numbers last year and will have to repay funding… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Labour accuse government of ‘slipping out’ damning Ofsted report during Brexit announcements Labour has accused the government of “slipping out” a damning report that raises huge concerns about the security risk… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Glowing Ofsted report for first national college to be inspected The first of the new national colleges to be inspected by Ofsted has received a glowing report. The National… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News WorldSkills UK Live 2018: Skills minister kicks off ‘bigger and better’ show The skills minister declared herself to be having an “absolutely fantastic time” as she got stuck into the heart… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Five colleges handed DfE warnings over finances Five struggling colleges have been hit with a notice to improve by the government this morning, after they were… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive ESFA terminates levy contract for apprenticeship provider after Ofsted report critical of government departments A cabinet office approved apprenticeship provider to government departments has had its levy funding terminated after a damning Ofsted… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Funding rate set to be slashed by a third for another popular management apprenticeship Fears are growing for the future of a popular management apprenticeship as the government deliberates on whether to slash… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News DfE urged to launch independent review into Careers and Enterprise Company The government has been urged to commission an independent review into whether the Careers and Enterprise Company is doing… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News University takeover of struggling college delayed, again A cash-strapped London college’s on-off planned merger with a university has been delayed yet again. Lambeth College is now… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News FE loan-funded provider with copy and paste assignments slammed by Ofsted A provider with learners not writing their own assignments has been rated ‘inadequate’ across the board in a damning… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Newer 1 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 839 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
