News ESFA reveal AEB funding rules with free courses for the low paid Detail on the government’s new adult education budget policy has been published, after FE Week revealed yesterday it would… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted praises Learndirect Apprenticeships Ltd An early monitoring visit to Learndirect Apprenticeships Ltd has produced mainly positive feedback, with only a few downsides to… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive PeoplePlus in talks to buy Learndirect A publicly listed company is in talks to buy Learndirect Ltd, FE Week has learned. PeoplePlus Group Limited, which… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive AEB policy set to change with free courses for anyone earning less than £15,726.50 Tens of thousands of adults on low wages are set to benefit from a new rule which will see… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Another early monitoring report uncovers insufficient progress Another Ofsted early monitoring visit to an apprenticeship provider has resulted in a verdict of ‘insufficient progress’ in at… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Applications for maths centres of excellence open now FE providers are being asked to apply to become centres of excellence for “basic” maths – as part of… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News 72 apprenticeship frameworks with replacement standards to stay until 2020 There are 72 old-style apprenticeship frameworks with direct standard replacements, the government has confirmed – but they’re not going… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News DfE begins T-level tender process for single awarding organisations The controversial tender process for T-levels’ awarding organisations has been launched, and will begin with two “market engagement” events… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Association of Colleges backs down on 2018/19 pay negotiations The Association of Colleges has backed down in its argument with the FE unions on next year’s pay claim… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive IfA extends T-level content consultation deadline after sector criticism The Institute for Apprenticeships has extended the deadline on its latest T-levels consultation by four working days, following outcry… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Nine things we learned from the DfE’s T-levels response The Department for Education has today published its response to its consultation on T-levels. It sought opinions on the… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Final Institutes of Technology shortlist announced The 16 providers in the final stage of the government’s competition to open Institutes of Technology have been revealed…. Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Newer 1 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 808 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 7d Jessica Hill 7d Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 3w Billy Camden 3w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
