News Apprenticeship quality remains a ‘mixed picture’, says Ofsted’s Paul Joyce In July the prime minister claimed that apprenticeship quality had risen since the introduction of the levy and standards… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News IfA appoints Dame Asha replacement as chair of subcommittee The Institute for Apprenticeships has replaced Dame Asha Khemka as chair of the quality assurance committee, almost two months… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Ofsted watch: Three providers improve to ‘good’ Three providers – including two colleges – have boosted their grades from three to two this week, while one… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Trailblazer group alarm over funding band reviews A trailblazer group chair has warned that its “years of hard work” in developing two apprenticeships standards could be… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News AELP appoints a devolution director to represent independent training providers The “real fear” that independent training providers wouldn’t get “representation around the table” in adult education budget devolution has… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Asian Apprenticeship Awards: the winners A project management apprentice and student mentor who defied his family’s wish for him to go to university has… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Damian Hinds reacts to concerns that spend on apprenticeships is soaring The education secretary didn’t deny that the apprenticeships budget is heading for a £500 million overspend this year, when… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Flagship National Citizen Service under fire for £1m-a-year offices The government’s flagship National Citizen Service trust has been slammed after its rent ballooned by more than ten-fold to… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Union warns AoC risks ‘becoming an irrelevant voice’ after another ‘insulting’ 1% pay offer The Association of Colleges has been warned that it risks “becoming an irrelevant voice” in the FE sector after… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News DfE pauses publication of monthly apprenticeship starts The Department for Education has yet to reveal how many people have started apprenticeships in 2018/19 – even though… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News IfA confirms funding cut of £5k to chartered manager degree apprenticeship standard The popular chartered manager degree apprenticeship standard will have its funding slashed by £5,000, the Institute for Apprenticeships has… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Education secretary disagrees with Ofsted and not blaming colleges for ‘false hope’ job prospects Damian Hinds has said he would “not blame colleges at all” in the way that Amanda Spielman did for… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 851 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 4h Shane Chowen 4h 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
