News Ofqual’s turn to raise T-level worries The body that regulates qualifications in England has added its voice to fears about the government’s plans for T-levels…. Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News First college created in 20 years hit with financial notice An FE college that was only instituted in 2014 has been issued with a financial notice to improve, just… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Huge VAT loans let-off after HMRC admits poor guidance Private providers are being let off millions of pounds in unpaid VAT because the tax office gave them bad… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Staff vote to strike over pay at more than a dozen colleges Staff at more than a dozen colleges have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay. Industrial action is due to… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Apprenticeship levy transfer policy explained The government has explained how employers which pay the apprenticeship levy will be able to transfer funds to other… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Every adult should get £10,000 for education and training, influential report claims Every adult should get £10,000 for a minimum of two years just to spend on education or training, so long… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Sector welcomes U-turn on qualifications in apprenticeships A major U-turn that should allow mandatory technical qualifications to be included in new apprenticeships had been widely welcomed… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofsted Watch: Delight for colleges but despair for community learning provider Two colleges rejoiced this week as they stepped up to grade two, but there was no cause for celebration… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofqual to audit awarding organisations amid concerns with provider relationships Ofqual will begin auditing awarding organisations’ on the “control” they have over their individual providers, after finding evidence it… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Pressure mounts on Student Loans Company over learner loan scandal The Student Loans Company is feeling the strain of an FE loans scandal that has left hundreds of learners… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Finalists for 2018 AAC Apprenticeship Awards announced After an overwhelming response to our call for nominations, the shortlist for the inaugural AAC Apprenticeship Awards has been… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Exclusive Adult education budget climbdown cost £16m The government has had to pump an extra £16 million into the adult education budget to appease a group… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 833 Older Must read 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 6d Anviksha Patel 6d 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
