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 8y Jude Burke 8y 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 8y Jude Burke 8y 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 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 8y Jude Burke 8y 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 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 848 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
