News IfA loses funding rate review battle but uncertainty drags on An employer group that won an appeal over the Institute for Apprenticeships’ handling of funding rate recommendations is still waiting for a final decision,… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Ofsted criticised for delaying 3aaa inspection despite multiple warning signs Ofsted delayed inspecting the beleaguered Aspire Achieve Advance for years despite its achievement rates plummeting when apprentice numbers nearly… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Dame Asha WILL stay on the IfA board despite West Notts resignation Dame Asha Khemka remains a “valued” Institute for Apprenticeships board member and will not be leaving the role, despite… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Crisis-hit 3aaa up for quick sale – with government support Beleaguered apprenticeship giant Aspire Achieve Advance has put itself up for sale with the government’s backing. The decision has… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News IfA silent on support for board member Dame Asha following resignation The Institute for Apprenticeships has refused to say if it is backing its board member Dame Asha Khemka, after… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Decision on management apprenticeship funding bands delayed following employers’ appeal Three controversial management standards are not among those to have their final funding bands confirmed by the Institute for… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News IfA funding band review: 12 of 31 standards signed off by education secretary Final funding bands for 12 of the standards that were part of the Institute for Apprenticeships’ review have been… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Damian Hinds: Full text of Conservative Conference 2018 speech Damian Hinds addressed the Conservative party conference in Birmingham yesterday in a speech which included extra funding for T-levels,… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Revealed: The 21 colleges that will share £40m Maths Centres of Excellence cash The names of the 21 colleges selected to receive funding as Maths Centres of Excellence have been revealed. The… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Hinds reveals £38m T-levels capital funding boost The education secretary will announce a £38 million capital funding boost for schools and colleges in the first wave… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Milton bashes unions for lack of FE focus in fight for funding The skills minister has had a “big go” at the country’s largest education union for focusing on schools at… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Minister open to raising apprenticeship transfer funding but concerned about fraud The skills minister has said she is “open to” raising the apprenticeship levy transfer facility above 25 per cent… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Newer 1 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 848 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