News DfE urged to launch independent review into Careers and Enterprise Company The government has been urged to commission an independent review into whether the Careers and Enterprise Company is doing… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News University takeover of struggling college delayed, again A cash-strapped London college’s on-off planned merger with a university has been delayed yet again. Lambeth College is now… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News FE loan-funded provider with copy and paste assignments slammed by Ofsted A provider with learners not writing their own assignments has been rated ‘inadequate’ across the board in a damning… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive DfE finally confirms thousands of apprentices are going unregulated – but is now trying to find a solution The government has confirmed there are thousands of apprentices with no organisation responsible for checking the quality of their… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Provider to challenge inspection after Ofsted found learners ‘unaware’ they took out an FE loan A provider has been slammed with a grade four after Ofsted found its 500 learners received “no teaching” and… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Revealed: ESFA bans another four new providers from taking on apprentices Twenty ‘insufficient’ apprenticeship providers have now been banned from taking on new starts as Ofsted’s scrutiny of new providers… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Principal who jumped ship before financial failings exposed leaves his new college A principal who jumped ship before the financial failings of his previous college were exposed has stepped down from… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Second consecutive ‘inadequate’ Ofsted inspection for previously grade two college A land-based college has been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted for the second time in a row – one of… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Employers use just 14% of their levy in first 18 months Employers have used just under 14 per cent of their apprenticeship levy funds in the first 18 months since… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Ofsted watch: A ‘good’ week for sixth form colleges It’s been a ‘good’ week for sixth form colleges, with a pair of grade two verdicts following full inspections…. Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Damning Ofsted report finds apprentices went eight months with no training Apprentices at one training provider had not had any training eight months after their start date, according to a… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News ‘Overwhelming’ vote of no confidence in principal who jumped ship before financial failings exposed The University and College Union has demanded that ministers “step in and deal with the debacle” at City College… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 851 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 2h Shane Chowen 2h 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
