News FE commissioner: Funding for Institutes of Technology is ‘too modest’ The £170 million funding pot for new Institutes of Technology will not enable them to have a significant impact… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted announces tougher approach to monitoring subcontracting Ofsted will increase its focus on management and quality in subcontracting, according to its most senior director for FE… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Off-the-job qualifications can be included in apprenticeships, IfA confirms Off-the-job technical qualifications can now be included in apprenticeships, the Institute for Apprenticeships has officially announced, confirming a significant… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y 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 Newer 1 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 851 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
