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 News DfE gives IoT bid special treatment to grade 3 NCG The government appears to have broken its own rules in its Institutes of Technology competition, by putting NCG through… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofqual to audit EPAOs amid ‘capacity and capability’ concerns Ofqual will soon begin auditing apprenticeship end-point assessment organisations to find out how they are mitigating risks around the… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Over 300 apprenticeship standards celebrated yet some attracting zero employers – FE Week investigates Earlier this month the Institute for Apprenticeships bragged about approving standards at a faster rate than ever before after… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News European Social Fund protected until end of 2020, Chancellor confirms Training providers will have their European Social Fund cash protected until the end of 2020, even if a “no-deal”… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Colleges supported with £760,000 to engage inactive students in sport Over three quarters of a million pounds will be invested in colleges over the next two years to engage… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
