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 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 Newer 1 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
