News Second round of T-levels teacher programme opens Colleges and other post-16 providers are being urged to bid for cash to train industry experts as teachers, in… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News ESFA finally launches ‘tougher’ apprenticeship provider register The “tougher” register of apprenticeship training providers has finally reopened, more than a year after the last window closed…. Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Sixth form funding rates to remain unchanged in 2019/20 Funding rates for 16 to 19-year-olds will remain unchanged next year, the government has confirmed – prompting disappointment from… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Awarding bodies told to ‘strengthen controls’ on applied generals after ‘unwarranted’ rise in grades Ofqual is urging awarding organisations to “strengthen their controls” on certain types of applied general qualifications, after it uncovered… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Redesigned RoATP to open tomorrow despite no delivery from 1 in 3 approved providers Almost a third of providers on the government’s register did not deliver any apprenticeships last year, FE Week analysis… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive DfE figures reveal colleges hit hardest by move to apprenticeship levy funding Colleges were hit hardest by the move to apprenticeship levy funding, FE Week analysis of new figures published by… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Thousands of apprenticeships hang in the balance as Interserve rescue plan prompts share collapse The survival of another outsourcing giant that trains “around 14,000 apprentices each year” appears to hang in the balance,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News AELP asks the government to listen to providers before withholding completion payments The AELP is urging the government to give “flexibility” to providers who make “reasonable efforts” to claim apprenticeship employer… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Apprenticeship quality remains a ‘mixed picture’, says Ofsted’s Paul Joyce In July the prime minister claimed that apprenticeship quality had risen since the introduction of the levy and standards… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News IfA appoints Dame Asha replacement as chair of subcommittee The Institute for Apprenticeships has replaced Dame Asha Khemka as chair of the quality assurance committee, almost two months… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Ofsted watch: Three providers improve to ‘good’ Three providers – including two colleges – have boosted their grades from three to two this week, while one… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Trailblazer group alarm over funding band reviews A trailblazer group chair has warned that its “years of hard work” in developing two apprenticeships standards could be… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
