News National Apprenticeship Week 2018 celebrates best of earning and learning The very best of what earning and learning means for learners and employers will be celebrated during the eleventh… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Exclusive College bankrolls failing schools in new academy trust An ‘outstanding’ FE college is having to bankroll improvements to struggling schools in its new academy trust. Two of… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News UTC told to join ‘strong’ multi-academy trust amid ESFA investigation A struggling UTC must join a “strong” multi-academy trust and improve its finances, after reports from a whistleblower prompted an… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ofsted Watch: Tough week for UTCs as two get ‘requires improvement’ University technical colleges have continued to struggle as two more received grade threes this week, while one FE college… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive DfE ‘plain sloppy’ at policing apprenticeship minimum wage adverts Providers on the government’s apprenticeship search site are not being effectively policed to ensure they advertise legal wages –… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Job-switch plan stalls for former Carillion apprentices Efforts to find alternative employers for former Carillion apprentices have stalled, because it’s proving difficult to match them with… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News IfA boss admits fears for tight T-levels timescale The boss of the organisation that will be responsible for T-levels has admitted he has deep concerns at the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News University technical colleges will start recruiting from year 9 Two university technical colleges will start recruiting students a year before the standard starting age of 14 from September, and another… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Exclusive HMRC VAT crackdown spreads to subcontracting HMRC has launched a major investigation into subcontracting that could result in tens of millions in fees and fines… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Public accounts committee wants top-slicing action by August The government should publish guidance on how it expects management fees to be applied by August, the public accounts… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News That’s special treatment all right: Accounts committee lays into Learndirect Learndirect was indeed given special treatment because the government considered it too big to fail, the Public Accounts Committee… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News The PAC’s five recommendations following its inquiry into Learndirect The Public Accounts Committee has today published its report into the monitoring, inspection and funding of Learndirect. Members of… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
