News Ofsted watch: A ‘reasonable’ week for new apprenticeship providers It’s been a ‘reasonable’ week for FE and skills, as two ‘new’ apprenticeship providers have been given the thumbs… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News AEB devolution plan to link job outcomes with funding will require more robust learner destination data Sadiq Khan is demanding London’s training providers collect more robust learner destination data as he ploughs ahead with plans… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive ESFA set to rule on calls for a subcontracting management fee cap The Education and Skills Funding Agency will imminently publish its first ever policy for management fees in subcontracting –… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted: more cash needed before campus-level inspections become reality Ofsted is keen to introduce campus-level inspections but would need more cash from the Department for Education before they… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofsted criticised for allowing college mergers to be excuse for turning a blind eye to failure The chair of the influential education select committee has called on Ofsted to “learn the lessons” from Learndirect, after… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Education secretary ‘welcomes’ awarding bodies decision to withdraw T-levels legal challenge Damian Hinds has “welcomed” the Federation of Awarding Bodies decision to drop its legal challenge against the government’s implementation… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Exclusive: T-level legal challenge dropped after DfE offer to ‘re-set the relationship’ with awarding bodies The Federation of Awarding Bodies has dropped its legal challenge against the government’s T-level implementation plans – paving the… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News DfE ploughs ahead with plans for college campus performance reporting The Department for Education will go ahead with proposals to strengthen performance reporting for colleges that are part of… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News IfA quality committee fears conflict of interest the ‘biggest risk’, newly published documents reveal Conflicts of interest are the “biggest risk” to the effectiveness of external quality assurance, the Institute for Apprenticeships has… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News FE could face MORE budget cuts despite hopes for more cash The FE sector could be in for another shattering round of funding cuts, after the chancellor reportedly told ministries… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Almost 350 Carillon apprentices to lose wage support Nearly 350 former Carillion apprentices will have their wage support cut off next month after being made redundant. The… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted watch: ‘Unsafe’ college makes rapid safety improvements A specialist land-based college branded “unsafe” in a shocking grade four report in April has made swift improvements to… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 839 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 16-19 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo Qualifications 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
