News Milton not budging on 20% off-the-job training rule The 20-per-cent off-the-job training rule is the biggest barrier to apprenticeship recruitment according to an FE Week survey –… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Thirteen providers added to RoATP after appeals Thirteen organisations, including a Welsh college and the furniture retail giant DFS, have been unexpectedly added to the register… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive ESFA temp staff jeopardised almost £8m of non-levy cash Nine training providers nearly missed out on almost £8 million of non-levy funding because officials mismarked their bids in… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive NOCN Group taking over One Awards NOCN Group is taking over awarding organisation One Awards, which specialises in access to higher education, FE Week can… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Government cashes in on levy brokerage Providers training apprentices for the civil service will be subject to a controversial new brokerage charge from the top… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News New 20% limit for management fees in best-practice guidance The management fees charged by prime FE providers should not be more than 20 per cent of the programme… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Sheffield College retains its grade three despite achievement-rate worries Sheffield College has held onto its grade three rating following a recent Ofsted visit – despite concerns that falling… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News How Bletchley Park IoT could host a new generation of computer wizards A consortium lead by Milton Keynes College has bid for £18 million-worth of funding to launch an Institute of… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Barnfield College could lose its apprenticeships provision Barnfield College has been rated grade four by Ofsted for apprenticeships, which means it will lose the right to… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Jisc cuts leave colleges paying a high price for essential IT services English colleges will have to pay Jisc for essential IT services from next year, due to a “significant” funding… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Hull College Group to shed over 200 staff Hull College Group is preparing to shed up to 231 full-time jobs in an effort to balance its books…. Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Anne Milton’s inspirational words for learners on National Apprenticeship Week Doing an apprenticeship rather than going to university can take “guts”, the skills minister has told a group of… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 848 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
