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 News Principal’s £300k salary at £30m college causes furious reaction The leader of a college with an annual turnover of just £30 million was paid almost £300,000 in 2016/17… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Former adviser to two skills ministers blasts apprenticeship levy A former senior advisor to two previous skills ministers is the latest figure in FE to insist the levy… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Staff at two West Yorkshire colleges balloted on strike action UPDATE: UCU staff members at Bradford College have today (May 3) voted to strike. The result for Kirklees College… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 848 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
