News Ofsted given final say over new apprenticeship provider quality Ofsted has officially been given the final say over poor-performing apprenticeship providers following an early monitoring visit, the Education… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Tight deadline for ESFA survey on non-levy transition period for providers Providers are being asked for their views on the expansion of the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s apprenticeships service–… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Monthly apprenticeship update: 3m starts target slips further away with just 22,300 starts in May Apprenticeship starts for May are down 40 per cent compared with the same period in 2016 – but up… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News North-east training provider on the verge of collapse A training provider in the north-east that held subcontracts worth more than £3 million last year is on the… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Allow UTCs and studio schools to select pupils, argues Toby Young University technical colleges and studio schools should be allowed to select pupils on the basis of aptitude, a controversial… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Hull College overspent by almost £10 million in 2016/17, overdue accounts reveal Cash-strapped Hull College overspent by even more in 2016/17 than the previous year, according to its recently published and… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofsted watch: Improvement for struggling FE providers A training provider previously banned from taking on any new apprentices and a formerly ‘inadequate’ council have been making… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Ofsted claims ‘huge number’ of £2.4m set-aside for research projects will be FE-related Ofsted will soon call on FE providers to help it undertake a “huge” amount of FE-related research projects, according… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Delay of at least a year to apprenticeship system expansion could leave 1,500 providers out in the cold Over 1,500 training providers on the government’s apprenticeships register will not have direct access to funding for small employers… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Sector leaders unite against T-level plans that would force students to wait a year for a retake Sector leaders have urged Ofqual to reconsider its proposal to only allow T-level exams in the summer, as it… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Baker clause update: DfE gears up to start ‘direct intervention’ as minister encourages providers to grass on schools The Department for Education is threatening “direct intervention” from September at schools that are failing to open their doors… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Hope for ESFA cap on subcontracting management fees ‘kicked into the long grass’ The government’s decision about introducing a cap on subcontracting management fees has been “kicked into the long grass” –… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 851 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
