News Institute for Apprenticeships’ T-level takeover delayed, again A second delay to when the Institute for Apprenticeships will take responsibility for T-levels has been confirmed. According to… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Inadequate Ofsted report exposes racial bullying at doomed UTC Bullying – some of it racial – is rife at a university technical college that announced closure earlier this… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ninth UTC closure announced Another university technical college will close next year, taking the total to nine. UTC@Harbourside, based in Newhaven in East… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Massive subcontracting top-slices finally revealed Subcontracting top-slices exceeded £100 million last year, and 28 per cent of prime providers were charging more than 20… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Learndirect accuse PeoplePlus of ‘dirty tricks’ after entire senior executive team jumps ship The entire senior executive team at Learndirect Apprenticeships Ltd (LDA) along with 18 other senior employees have today quit… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News 21 new members appointed to IfA apprentice panel The Institute for Apprenticeships’ apprentice panel will have 21 new members when it next meets on July 4. A… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News AoC announces Julie Nerney as next chair The Association of Colleges has announced Julie Nerney as its next chair of the board. She will take over… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ofsted watch: A week of contrasting fortunes for UTCs It’s been a week of contrasting fortunes for university technical colleges, as one is rated ‘good’ and another ‘inadequate’… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofsted: Bigger colleges aren’t always better “Big is not always beautiful,” Ofsted’s main man for FE has warned, admitting he is considering the effect of… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News AoC criticises new public sector register of providers A second register for apprenticeship training providers is being created for the public sector, and the Association of Colleges… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ex-principal paid £80k for gardening leave amid staff redundancy push A former Sussex principal is being paid around £80,000 not to work over a five-month period even though the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Secrecy surrounds Ofsted’s decision to declare its 3aaa inspection ‘incomplete’ Ofsted’s latest inspection of Aspire Achieve Advance – which holds the largest ESFA apprenticeship allocation – is “incomplete” following… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 842 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
