News Professional footballers found guilty of £5m apprenticeship subcontracting fraud Two former professional footballers and two other men have been found guilty of scamming colleges out of £5 million… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News FE and social justice: Top six education committee chair recommendations Robert Halfon is set to give the keynote address on the theme of social justice and skills at an… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News College still allowed to provide apprenticeships despite ‘inadequate’ Ofsted A college rated ‘inadequate’ for its apprenticeship provision more than seven months ago was given special dispensation to remain… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive IfA approves quality assurer that is scheduled to close A company approved to provide external quality assurance for digital apprenticeships will fold in September, in a situation described… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ofsted watch: Top grade for independent learning provider An independent learning provider has boosted its grade to ‘outstanding’ – reversing a trend that has seen a number… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Enforcement measures proposed to keep kids in education until 18 Enforcement measures should be introduced to make sure that 16-to-18-year-olds participate in education and training, a leading sector figure… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Carillion update: £1.4m apprentice rescue package Cash incentives of £1,000 are being offered to every employer who takes on apprentices caught up in the collapse… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Revealed: Gove was forced to create UTCs As education secretary, Michael Gove was “forced” to create university technology colleges by George Osborne and David Cameron, a… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive Learndirect enters redundancy talks Learndirect has entered redundancy talks with an unknown amount of its staff. A consultation on job losses was launched… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Nearly £25m in non-levy cash went to new providers Around £25 million was given to providers entering the apprenticeship market for the first time in the controversial non-levy… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y 14-16, Colleges Exclusive Colleges ditch 14-16 provision to save their reputation Two huge colleges are walking away from their 14-to-16 provision because the government’s new progress measures are too “onerous”… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Qualifications WILL be allowed for apprenticeships Strict rules that apprenticeships cannot involve qualifications are set to be overturned next week, FE Week understands, potentially unsticking… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 833 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
