News Ofsted watch: Three ‘new’ apprenticeship providers make reasonable progress Three ‘new’ apprenticeship providers have been found to be making ‘reasonable progress’ in all areas, while an adult and… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Employers leave Learndirect Apprenticeships following sale The recent sale of Learndirect Apprenticeships Ltd is causing some of its large levy-paying customers to take their business… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive DfE orders independent investigation into ESFA over 3aaa contract management An independent auditor has been called in to investigate the Education and Skills Funding Agency over their contract management… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive Wayne’s world: meet the new Learndirect boss A little-known entrepreneur, Wayne Janse van Rensburg, has overnight become one of the most powerful figures in FE after… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Huge concern over surge in higher level management apprenticeships A surge in higher level management apprenticeship starts has raised grave concerns that employers are rebadging their training. Gordon… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive ‘Ridiculous’: PAC chair slams Ofqual’s 4-week T-level consultation The chair of an influential committee of MPs has hit out at the rushed pace of T-level implementation –… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Keep co-investment fee, but transfer non-levy cash to providers with demand, UVAC tells Milton A membership body representing universities has written to the skills minister to say it would be a “massive mistake”… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Did failed Greater Manchester UTC get ‘free pass’ despite warnings? The viability of the failed Greater Manchester university technical college was questioned by government officials even before it opened,… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News NHS apprenticeship starts in the north west fell by nearly half last year, new figures reveal The north west was the region where NHS apprenticeships saw their biggest fall last year, as they dramatically dropped… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Public sector apprenticeships on the rise, new figures suggest New figures published today suggest that public sector apprenticeships are on the rise, after the government introduced a recruitment… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Union warns against another ‘shoddy’ pay deal on eve of college pay talks The University and College Union has written to Anne Milton before key pay talks, to warn it will not… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Monthly update: apprenticeship starts down 39 per cent in April Apprenticeship starts for April are down 39 per cent, compared with the same period in 2016. There have been… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 851 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