News Ofsted watch: Mega apprenticeship provider to high-profile employers hit with grade three A major financial services training provider has been found to ‘require improvement’, in the only full FE and skills… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News What Labour plans for further education could mean for colleges The shadow skills minister has refused to rule out bringing colleges back under local authority control, as part of… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News In pursuit of parity: degree apprenticeships expand into the Russell Group Although seen by some as controversial, degree apprenticeships are central to the government’s plans to put technical education on… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Re-levelling of first aid course boosts level 3 qualifications An extra 400,000 people taking level three qualifications this year, and a corresponding fall at level two, can be… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Ofsted says sorry for carrying out wrong kind of inspection Ofsted has been left red-faced after carrying out the wrong kind of monitoring visit and incorrectly publishing a report,… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Revealed: DfE damning investigation into 3aaa Crisis-hit Aspire Achieve Advance was given a £7 million apprenticeships contract increase two years ago despite an investigation that… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News EuroSkills 2018: FE grandees fly out to support Team UK Two grandees of the FE sector landed in Budapest today to witness “the best of the best” and cheer… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News IfA and Open Awards reach deal on EQA contract extension The Institute for Apprenticeships has reached a deal with the organisation that delivers external quality assurance on its behalf… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News EuroSkills 2018: Team UK’s flag-bearer Elizabeth ‘confident’ after day one Last night she was specially selected to be the flag-bearer for Team UK, today Elizabeth Newcombe was focused on… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News FE sector in anxious wait as date announced for Budget 2018 The FE sector is waiting anxiously to hear its fate after the date of the next Budget was announced…. Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Scrap the apprentice minimum wage, AELP demands The apprentice minimum wage should be scrapped, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers has urged. Instead, the association… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofqual survey into perceptions of vocational qualifications: 7 key findings New research by Ofqual has revealed worryingly low levels of understanding among employers of key elements the government’s apprenticeship reforms . Its… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 848 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
