News GCSE resits 2017: Sharp fall in maths results but English improves Just under a quarter of the older students resitting their maths GCSEs achieved grades of A* to C this… FE Week 8y FE Week 8y News BREAKING: ESFA appoints Eileen Milner as its new chief executive The Education and Skills Funding Agency has appointed a permanent chief executive to replace Peter Lauener. Eileen Milner, who… FE Week 8y FE Week 8y News Institute for Apprenticeships remains the favourite option for EQA The Institute for Apprenticeships continues to be the dominant external quality assurance (EQA) provider of choice for most Trailblazer… Gemma Gathercole 8y Gemma Gathercole 8y News Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: DfE’s decision to defend small school sixth form cost £76,000 in fees A legal challenge brought against the government by the Association of Colleges over the opening of a small-school sixth… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News West Midlands college merger bites the dust for lack of government cash Another major merger between two colleges in the west Midlands has been called off, amid accusations that the government… FE Week 8y FE Week 8y News Exclusive Learndirect special treatment update: Student protection plan demanded as no contracts are terminated Even Learndirect’s own membership body, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers, has demanded a full explanation of how the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: Two providers crash two grades to inadequate Ofsted has hit the headlines over the publication of its damning grade four-overall verdict on FE giant Learndirect –… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ex-Wales footballer among 6 facing trial next month on FE fraud charges An ex-Wales international footballer and five others will stand trial next month following a serious fraud office investigation. The… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted inspection report for Learndirect finally published Ofsted has this morning published their inspection report for Learndirect, the largest training provider in the UK. Download here…. FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News What do the people behind the privatisation of Learndirect think now? Former publicly-owned FE giant Learndirect recently lost a High Court battle to quash an ‘inadequate’ rating from Ofsted, which… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News College clings on to RoATP despite ‘inadequate’ apprenticeships The Department for Education has remained silent over why a college with a grade four for its apprenticeship provision… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Adult education budget descends into chaos Training providers are unhappy over the handling the adult education budget procurement process, with having their contracts rejected despite… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 814 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
