News Institute for Apprenticeships boss blasts AELP for ‘inflammatory’ end point assessment concerns The boss of the Institute for Apprenticeships has hit out at the Association of Employment and Learning Providers for… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofsted watch: Private providers shine while colleges falter Private providers fared best out of the whole FE sector this week as three achieved ‘good’ ratings. There wasn’t… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Revealed: Ofsted’s second report into ‘new’ apprenticeship providers The second of a new wave of Ofsted early-monitoring visit reports keeping a close eye on newcomers to directly… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Learndirect did not get ‘anywhere near’ winning legal battle against Ofsted, judge says The country’s largest FE provider didn’t get “anywhere near” quashing its now infamous ‘inadequate’ rating during its legal fight… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Government should do more to increase 16 to 18 apprenticeships, new report urges The government should do more to boost the number of 16- to 18-year-olds doing apprenticeships due to the “overwhelming”… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Minister sets out success measures for FE Commissioner The FE commissioner’s performance will be judged by the number of colleges falling into intervention among other measures, according… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Three-time ‘inadequate’ college merger completes A college that was recently rated ‘inadequate’ for the third time in five years has finally completed a merger…. Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Launch of apprenticeship levy transfer limited to just one receiving employer Employers who are gearing up to transfer apprenticeship levy funds to other organisations from next month will only be… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Troubled Essex college set for merger rescue A college that was told a year ago that it couldn’t survive on its own has announced plans to… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Government ‘must act now’ to replace European funding, new report urges The government must “urgently” design a successor programme to the European Social Fund to avoid a “disastrous” post-Brexit funding… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Labour launches National Education Service consultation The Labour Party has today launched a consultation on its plans for a National Education Service. Running for 12… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News College branded ‘unsafe’ in damning Ofsted report A Northamptonshire college has been slammed with a grade four by Ofsted for delivering “unsafe” training in “highly dangerous… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 848 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
