News Second wave of college strikes over pay begins today The second wave of strike action by University and College Union members has begun, in an ongoing dispute over… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Learndirect’s second Ofsted monitoring visit: 15 key findings The second monitoring visit report on crisis-hit Learndirect has been published by Ofsted. This was the second reinspection monitoring… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Bids to open for share of new construction retraining fund in April Bidding is to open next month for a share of a new construction retraining fund worth tens of millions… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News First Ofsted subcontracting visit report criticises Wigan and Leigh College The first ever report of an Ofsted monitoring visit into subcontracting has found that governors and senior management at… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive More traineeships are leading to apprenticeships The proportion of young people who complete a traineeship and move on to an apprenticeship has risen but it… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ofsted Watch: Encouraging week for adult and community learning providers A strong week for adult and community learning providers saw three climb up from ‘requires improvement’ ratings. Slough Pitstop… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Financial warning notice for UTC found to owe government £500k A university technical college which was found to have owed the government over half a million pounds after it… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Inaugural AAC Awards: Worthy winners step up The nation’s best training providers, employers and apprentices have been enshrined at the inaugural Annual Apprenticeship Awards at a… FE Week 8y FE Week 8y News ‘Deliver on apprentice travel cost pledge’, urges Robert Halfon The chair of the Commons education select committee has urged the government to “deliver” on its election promise to… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Apprenticeship provider register won’t reopen until September The register of apprenticeship training providers will not open again until September – nearly a year after the last… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Marsden: Labour would look at devolving apprenticeships and other skills funding Labour’s proposed National Education Service would look at devolving apprenticeships and other skills funding, and not just the adult… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News 20% off-the-job rule divides opinion again The director of the National Apprenticeships Service has mounted a strident defence of the controversial 20-per-cent off-the-job training requirement…. Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 839 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
