News Anger as apprenticeship providers asked to log off-the-job training Providers will be asked to log apprentices’ off-the-job training hours to prove that the deeply unpopular minimum funding requirement… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News College thrown £3m lifeline ahead of second attempt at merger A cash-strapped college in line for a multi-million pound emergency bailout has announced plans for a make-or-break merger –… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News New ‘campus identifier’ paves way for Ofsted changes in 2019 A new college campus identifier will be introduced into individualised learner records from 2018/19, potentially paving the way for… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofqual’s turn to raise T-level worries The body that regulates qualifications in England has added its voice to fears about the government’s plans for T-levels…. Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News First college created in 20 years hit with financial notice An FE college that was only instituted in 2014 has been issued with a financial notice to improve, just… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Huge VAT loans let-off after HMRC admits poor guidance Private providers are being let off millions of pounds in unpaid VAT because the tax office gave them bad… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Staff vote to strike over pay at more than a dozen colleges Staff at more than a dozen colleges have voted overwhelmingly to strike over pay. Industrial action is due to… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Apprenticeship levy transfer policy explained The government has explained how employers which pay the apprenticeship levy will be able to transfer funds to other… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Every adult should get £10,000 for education and training, influential report claims Every adult should get £10,000 for a minimum of two years just to spend on education or training, so long… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Sector welcomes U-turn on qualifications in apprenticeships A major U-turn that should allow mandatory technical qualifications to be included in new apprenticeships had been widely welcomed… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofsted Watch: Delight for colleges but despair for community learning provider Two colleges rejoiced this week as they stepped up to grade two, but there was no cause for celebration… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofqual to audit awarding organisations amid concerns with provider relationships Ofqual will begin auditing awarding organisations’ on the “control” they have over their individual providers, after finding evidence it… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 851 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
