News Exclusive ‘Falling through the cracks’: thousands of apprenticeships going unregulated The government has been left red-faced after FE Week found thousands of apprentices with no organisation responsible for checking… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News DfE: College pension contributions to rise by an extra £142m per year The government has confirmed colleges will be expected to pay an extra £142 million a year in employer contributions… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News ESFA WON’T ban new apprenticeship providers with poor AEB provision found in monitoring visits The government will not ban new apprenticeship providers from recruiting adult learners if they’re making ‘insufficient progress’ in that… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News DfE plans National Colleges evaluation to avoid repeating mistakes with Institutes of Technology The government is going to evaluate its troubled National Colleges policy to identify what has gone wrong with the… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive College defends appointment of principal who jumped ship before financial failings exposed A principal who jumped ship before the financial failings of his former college were uncovered has the backing of… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News DfE reopens £15m strategic college improvement fund before finalising first round Colleges are being invited to bid for cash in a new round of the strategic college improvement fund –… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Broker offered 3aaa staff £200 for apprentice referrals – but admits it was a ‘bad idea’ A broker has admitted it was a “bad idea” to offer cash to former staff of Aspire Achieve Advance… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News UCU raise concerns over appointment of principal who jumped ship before financial failings uncovered The University and College Union is demanding answers from City College Plymouth about its appointment of Garry Phillips as… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News IfA undecided on Dame Asha board replacement The Institute for Apprenticeships still doesn’t know when – or if – it will fill the place left vacant… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofqual launches consultation on regulating fully-funded digital skills training Ofqual has launched a consultation into how best to regulate the government’s new digital skills qualifications, which will be… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Ofsted watch: A trio of ‘inadequate’ providers It’s been a bad week for the FE and skills sector, with a trio of reports returning ‘inadequate’ grades… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Employers start to leave reviews on ESFA’s new Trip Advisor-style feature The government has launched its Trip Advisor-style review tool to let employers rate apprenticeship providers, and Ofsted intends to use… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Newer 1 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 842 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
