News Future of Workers’ Educational Association threatened by devolution A huge training provider that has been educating disadvantaged adults for over 100 years could “disappear” if it loses… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Bitter war of words intensifies between AELP and IfA The Institute for Apprenticeships is the “biggest threat” to quality in apprenticeships, the boss of the Association of Employment… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News CITB shedding 800 jobs as it pulls out of direct training The Construction Industry Training Board will shed around 800 jobs over the next three years, in a radical overhaul… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Apprenticeship payments system malfunctions again The government’s apprenticeship payments report system has been broken for almost a week – and there’s no fix currently… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News CITB finds almost three quarters of Carillion apprentices new employers Almost three quarters of the apprentices left jobless following the collapse of Carillion have secured new employment, following an… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted saves £400k with longer grade 2 inspection gap Ofsted will save around £400,000 during the next academic year by elongating the maximum period between inspections for ‘good’… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ofsted watch: RNN Group criticised for poor oversight of subcontractors A college group has been criticised for its poor oversight of subcontractors, in the latest of a new wave… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Catholic sixth-form colleges demand academisation protection Frustration is reaching boiling point at Catholic sixth-form colleges over barriers to converting to academy status. Becoming an academy,… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News ‘Last resort’ IfA quality assures almost half of all apprenticeship standards The Institute for Apprenticeships is now the external quality-assurance provider for a massive 45 per cent of all fully-approved… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Quality of FE teacher training is ‘high’ but falling numbers are ‘a challenge’, research finds The quality of FE teacher training has continued at an extremely high standard, but falling numbers joining the profession… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Topslice criticism for college given extra £1.6m adult education funding The college that topped the funding tables during the adult education budget procurement has been awarded an extra £1.6… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive £73m adult education budget left unspent by 441 providers Hundreds of colleges and training providers have between them failed to deliver £73 million of allocated funding, exclusive FE… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 839 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
