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 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 8y Billy Camden 8y News 9 things we learned from the DfE’s annual report and accounts 2017-18 The Department for Education has this morning published its annual report, revealing payoffs, various bonuses and millions in unrecoverable… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News DfE waters down T-level licensing rules but unlikely to appease exam bodies legal challenge The government has watered down a number of rules in its procurement process for T-levels following outcry from the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: Best and worst of FE on show An independent specialist college showed the best of FE this week as it maintained its ‘outstanding’ rating, but the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News DfE spent £93m on doomed UTCs and studio schools The Department for Education spent more than £90 million on university technical college and studio school projects that went… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News 11 things we learned from the ESFA’s first annual report and accounts The Education and Skills Funding Agency has this afternoon published its annual report for 2017-18, revealing huge bailouts, questionable bonuses… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Student satisfaction still highest with private providers – but colleges slightly close the gap Colleges have slightly narrowed the gap with private training providers by 2.5 percentage points when it comes to learner… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Hinds hits back at awarding organisations’ ‘deeply disappointing’ T-levels legal challenge The education secretary has hit back at the Federation of Awarding Bodies “deeply disappointing” threat of a judicial review… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive No surprises: Somerset provider wins special ESFA tender after local MPs lobbied minister A training provider in Somerset that found itself at the sharp end of the adult education budget debacle has… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News PM praises rise in apprenticeship quality despite Ofsted’s warning of a decline The prime minister has claimed that apprenticeships quality has risen since the introduction of the levy, despite Ofsted finding… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Awarding organisations launch T-level legal challenge in pre-action letter to DfE Battle lines have officially been drawn by the Federation of Awarding Bodies, after it outlined its intention to launch… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 848 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
