News Apprenticeship starts slip further behind as November flops There were just 27,000 apprenticeship starts last November according to figures published by the government this morning, 40 percent… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News FE chartered status membership hits double figures after six years Three new colleges have joined the Chartered Institution for Further Education, bring the total membership into double figures for… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Apprenticeship funding bands set to change Apprenticeship funding bands might be about to change – because employers “do not feel able” to negotiate with providers… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Skills minister: Apprenticeship starts will surge by September The skills minister identified September as the month by which she expects to see a surge in apprenticeship starts,… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News AEB underspent by £63 million, minister claims FE providers failed to spend £63 million of the adult education budget during the last academic year alone, the… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Embattled Kensington and Chelsea chair refuses to step down The chair of a London college has vowed to stay on after the FE commissioner cancelled a merger she… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News HE funding review launch: read the Prime Minister’s speech in full Delivered this afternoon from Derby College, here’s the PM speech in full and checked against delivery. I took my… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News College principal named in HE funding review panel The panel undertaking a year-long review into higher education and funding, announced today by the prime minister, will include… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Huge expansion of higher education in colleges expected to follow post-18 funding review The Association of Colleges hopes a new review of post-18 education and funding announced by the prime minister will… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Council branded ‘inadequate’ after Ofsted warns of radicalisation risk A local authority in the north-east has plummeted two grades to ‘inadequate’, in an Ofsted report which raised alarms… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: ITP goes straight in with a ‘good’ An independent training provider scored a grade two on its first ever inspection, in a week otherwise characterised by… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Strike dates announced for colleges locked in pay dispute College staff will go on strike over pay and conditions on the last day of February, with some adding… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
