News DfE hands out £2m for more levy research An FE-focused research centre has been given the ministerial nod to continue its work until 2020, and the apprenticeship… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Employer satisfaction surveys to be audited for the first time The government will audit the results of its employer satisfaction survey for the first time, due to concerns over… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted Watch: First inspection since merger produces ‘good’ result A college inspected for the first time since a merger was rated ‘good’ in a week that saw local… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News College group giant welcomes move to campus level inspection The nation’s largest college group has welcomed a change in how it collects data on learners and it is… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Ofsted accused of waste over inspection for just 7 learners Ofsted has been accused of wasting scarce resources on an inspection that only took into account seven learners. Leicester-based… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Mayors raise concerns over weak adult education budget devolution powers The six regional mayors tasked with overseeing devolution of the adult education budget have met the Department for Education… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Stoke-on-Trent silent on severance pay for job-switch CEO A cash-strapped college will not explain why it paid thousands of pounds in severance to its former chief executive… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Adult education budget used to bail out struggling colleges The adult education budget is being used to cover the cost of emergency handouts to struggling colleges – causing… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News FE commissioner forces merger at Guildford College A financially challenged college is being forced into a merger as it becomes only the second institution to be… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y 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 Newer 1 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 848 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
