News Professional footballers found guilty of £5m apprenticeship subcontracting fraud Two former professional footballers and two other men have been found guilty of scamming colleges out of £5 million… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News FE and social justice: Top six education committee chair recommendations Robert Halfon is set to give the keynote address on the theme of social justice and skills at an… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News College still allowed to provide apprenticeships despite ‘inadequate’ Ofsted A college rated ‘inadequate’ for its apprenticeship provision more than seven months ago was given special dispensation to remain… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive IfA approves quality assurer that is scheduled to close A company approved to provide external quality assurance for digital apprenticeships will fold in September, in a situation described… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ofsted watch: Top grade for independent learning provider An independent learning provider has boosted its grade to ‘outstanding’ – reversing a trend that has seen a number… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Enforcement measures proposed to keep kids in education until 18 Enforcement measures should be introduced to make sure that 16-to-18-year-olds participate in education and training, a leading sector figure… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Carillion update: £1.4m apprentice rescue package Cash incentives of £1,000 are being offered to every employer who takes on apprentices caught up in the collapse… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Revealed: Gove was forced to create UTCs As education secretary, Michael Gove was “forced” to create university technology colleges by George Osborne and David Cameron, a… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive Learndirect enters redundancy talks Learndirect has entered redundancy talks with an unknown amount of its staff. A consultation on job losses was launched… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Nearly £25m in non-levy cash went to new providers Around £25 million was given to providers entering the apprenticeship market for the first time in the controversial non-levy… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Colleges, Young people Exclusive Colleges ditch 14-16 provision to save their reputation Two huge colleges are walking away from their 14-to-16 provision because the government’s new progress measures are too “onerous”… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Qualifications WILL be allowed for apprenticeships Strict rules that apprenticeships cannot involve qualifications are set to be overturned next week, FE Week understands, potentially unsticking… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 848 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
