News IfA and ESFA in listening mode about apprenticeship concerns at FAB conference The bosses of the Institute for Apprenticeships and the Education and Skills Funding Agency were in listening mode today,… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive CITB fixes ‘reverse subcontracting’ deal following college uproar The Construction Industry Training Board has struck a new deal to work with colleges after concerns were raised that… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive £50k to join ESFA ‘top-quality’ apprenticeship register Concerns have been raised about a loophole in the government’s apprenticeships register after a broker advertised how companies can… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive ESFA to pay 3aaa staff to help with apprentice transfer The government has agreed to pay the wages of around 40 staff from apprenticeship giant Aspire Achieve Advance until… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Milton builds FAB bridges towards T-level reforms The skills minister declared herself to be “pleased and excited” to be at the Federation of Awarding Bodies annual… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Boss of another struggling college steps down with immediate effect The principal of another struggling college has resigned with immediate effect. Terry Jones (pictured) had been in charge of… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News DfE launches consultation on fully-funded digital skills training The Department for Education has launched a consultation on the new national standards for digital skills, including plans for… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Anne Milton finally meets the IfA’s apprentice panel – 18 months after it was formed The skills minister met with the Institute for Apprenticeships’ panel of apprentices for the first time yesterday, a year… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News FE destinations and earnings data: The 5 key findings The government has today released figures for outcomes of FE learners, showing stark gender pay gaps, differences in earnings… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Campus sale near Grenfell tower ‘shameful’, says new college principal following investigation A college that sold its main campus to make way for housing has apologised for the “shameful behaviours of… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Thousands march on parliament to protest for fair college funding Thousands of learners, staff and leaders marched on parliament today in “the most amazing show by colleges ever” to… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Three schools removed from T-levels 2020 delivery but one college added Three schools will no longer deliver the first wave of T-levels after one received a low grade from Ofsted… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Newer 1 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo