News Second consecutive ‘inadequate’ Ofsted inspection for previously grade two college A land-based college has been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted for the second time in a row – one of… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Employers use just 14% of their levy in first 18 months Employers have used just under 14 per cent of their apprenticeship levy funds in the first 18 months since… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Ofsted watch: A ‘good’ week for sixth form colleges It’s been a ‘good’ week for sixth form colleges, with a pair of grade two verdicts following full inspections…. Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Damning Ofsted report finds apprentices went eight months with no training Apprentices at one training provider had not had any training eight months after their start date, according to a… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News ‘Overwhelming’ vote of no confidence in principal who jumped ship before financial failings exposed The University and College Union has demanded that ministers “step in and deal with the debacle” at City College… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Progress to public sector target slow at government departments The government has published its progress towards the public sector apprenticeship target for the first time – and FE… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Embattled college boss Dame Asha declines her £130k payout The high-profile boss of a college in financial crisis resigned from her post without accepting any financial payout, walking… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News NCG resolves bitter pay dispute with its London colleges A deal has been struck between the country’s largest college group and union members at its two London colleges… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Management apprenticeships double to make up a fifth of all starts on standards The proportion of learners taking management apprenticeships has doubled in the last two years, with just ten of the… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Questions surround DfE’s ability to ban poor HE apprenticeship providers Banning ‘insufficient’ new providers from recruiting apprentices may not be as simple as once thought, as confusion appears to… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Contradictory claims over UTC learner numbers from Baker Dearing Trust The organisation behind the university technical college programme has claimed the number of 14-year-olds studying at the institutions is… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive College refuses to explain spending millions on mysterious subcontractor A college has refused to explain why it has given £16.5 million over the last three years to a… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 842 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
