News Exclusive Trouble brewing at NCG as Ofsted inspectors stay an extra day Ofsted has taken a highly unusual decision to extend its inspection of NCG, suggesting that not all is well… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Portsmouth College principal is the new AoC president-elect Portsmouth College principal Steve Frampton has been announced as the president-elect of the Association of Colleges. He will take… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: An encouraging week for FE and skills An adult and community learning provider has boosted its grade to ‘good’ in a positive week for the FE… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Institutes of Technology hit by mystery delays The Institutes of Technology have already fallen behind schedule, and providers who applied to open one still don’t know… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofsted: Apprenticeships are beginning to look like Train to Gain The quality of apprenticeships is in decline, Ofsted has said, and the programmes are starting to resemble the doomed… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Principals blast London’s £3m adult education budget top-slice London college bosses have hit out at London’s mayor Sadiq Khan after FE week revealed he plans to top-slice… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News ESFA switches from intervention to prevention The Education and Skills Funding Agency is switching its strategy from intervention to prevention, ahead of the introduction of… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Care leavers earn £1,000 apprenticeship bursary Young care leavers starting an apprenticeship from August will receive a one-off bursary of £1,000. It’s one of a… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News 20% funding uplift for 16-to-18 apprentices stays another year Extra payments to providers training the youngest and most disadvantaged apprentices will remain in place from August, the Department… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News ‘Sector-leading’ 6% pay deal agreed at Sandwell College A new “sector-leading” pay agreement – amounting to more than six per cent over three years – has been… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Extra £500 per learner through maths teaching pilot Providers in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country will be given an extra £500 per learner… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Careers and Enterprise Company begs ‘friends’ for positive tweets following criticism from MPs Supporters of the Careers and Enterprise Company have been urged to tweet their backing for the under-fire organisation after… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
