News FE commissioner: check with me before appointing a principal The FE commissioner has urged college governors to check with him before appointing a principal as part of a… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive London mayor seeks special treatment amid AEB devolution ‘postcode lottery’ concerns Fears are growing over the creation of a postcode lottery for adult learners, leading one devolved area to seek… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News UCU strike closes one college and affects five others A walkout by more than 700 University and College Union members caused disruption across six colleges this week –… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Revealed: vast majority of loans-only providers are less than good A massive 80 per cent of providers that only deliver provision funded by advanced learner loans have been rated… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Richard Atkins re-appointed FE commissioner for further 2 years Richard Atkins has been re-appointed FE commissioner for a further two years, the Department for Education has revealed today…. Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Only schools with ‘excellent’ vocational provision should be rated outstanding, says charity The Edge Foundation has hit out at schools for focussing too much on academic subjects and said that Ofsted… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Star learners and employers celebrated at National Apprenticeship Awards 2018 ceremony The country’s best individuals and employers who champion apprenticeships have been honoured at the 15th National Apprenticeship Awards –… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Beauty training provider slammed by Ofsted for ‘misleading’ careers advice Ofsted has slammed an ‘inadequate’ private provider for its “misleading” careers advice, in a damning report published today. Chic… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Milton DOES want collaboration between colleges and private providers, DfE confirms The government has confirmed that the skills minister wants collaboration, not competition, between colleges and private providers. Eyebrows were… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News DfE launches T-level funding consultation with plans for 4 different base rates The Department for Education is seeking views on how funding should be distributed to providers for the delivery of… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News College that crashed two grades from ‘outstanding’ to cut 41 jobs A college that fell two Ofsted grades from ‘outstanding’ last year has put 155 jobs at risk of redundancy… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News ESFA scraps £100k threshold, forcing all subcontractors onto the apprenticeships register The government’s new “tougher” apprenticeships register will reopen indefinitely from December 12, and will require all subcontractors delivering the… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 851 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
