News Apprentice travel discounts yet to manifest Six months after the Conservatives committed to cutting travel costs for apprentices in their election manifesto, there is no… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: Impressive week for FE colleges It’s been an outstanding week for general FE colleges, with one awarded a grade one and a second going… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Ofsted returns to Learndirect as the provider fights for survival Ofsted has completed its first monitoring visit at Learndirect, as the provider attempts to improve on its ‘inadequate’ rating… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News ESFA threatens to bring forward data deadlines The ESFA has threatened to move the deadlines for individualised learner records (ILR) forward because it reckons too many… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Government rejects call for change on end-point assessment The government has rejected a call from an influential parliamentary group for at least one end-point assessment organisation to… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Don’t ‘punish’ young people with mandatory T-level work placements, AoC pleads The Association of Colleges has asked the government not to “punish” young people by making 315-hour work placements mandatory… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News AoC boss talks tough over management apprenticeships David Hughes has “serious concerns” about the unstoppable rise of management apprenticeships and the consequent lack of opportunities for… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Exclusive: Ofsted ratings decline for colleges exposed as funding cuts bite More than one third of English colleges are currently rated less than ‘good’ by Ofsted, whose boss has refused… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ofsted proposes to publish monitoring visits of grade 3 providers Ofsted is seeking views on a proposal to carry out monitoring visits to FE providers judged ‘requires improvement’ and… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Area review restructuring fund shortfall prompts extension Around £600 million of the cash available to colleges for post-area review restructuring remains unallocated – prompting the Department… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News SPONSORED: JTL is recruiting trade and training professionals What happens when you combine a booming construction industry, a shortage of skilled trade professionals and a fall in… Features Team 8y Features Team 8y News Third FE college in six months rated Ofsted outstanding A third general FE college has been rated ‘outstanding’ in the space of six months. Fareham College was recognised… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 839 Older Must read 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 16-19 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo Qualifications 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
