News Exclusive 3aaa police enquiries continue as DfE ‘has not yet completed its work’ The police will only decide whether to launch a criminal investigation into disgraced apprenticeship firm Aspire Achieve Advance after… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Revealed: How two businessmen left a trail of insolvency and debt in the apprenticeship market A month-long FE Week investigation has uncovered a trail of insolvency and debt left by two businessmen, David Harper… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News IfA consulting on content for five new T-level pathways The Institute for Apprenticeships is seeking input from providers, awarding organisations and employers on the draft content for five… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Provider to challenge ‘inadequate’ grade after Ofsted found copy and paste assignments A private provider rated ‘inadequate’ across the board by Ofsted has launched an appeal against the grade and accused… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y 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 Newer 1 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 851 Older Must read Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 5h Shane Chowen 5h Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
