News Employers slam “inordinately long” development time for apprenticeship standards Employer groups have complained about the “inordinately long time” it has taken to develop the new apprenticeship standards, some… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Ofsted watch: Providers enjoy grades boost in good week for FE A host of providers jumped up Ofsted grades in what was a mostly impressive week for FE – but… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News £35k-a-year private school seeks £3.50-an-hour apprentice A private school with annual fees of £35,000 has been branded “a disgrace” by one of the UK’s largest… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Education ministers retain their seats All the key education figures from Labour and the Conservatives have been re-elected, while long-time FE champion Vince Cable… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News General election result: what does it mean for FE? The Conservatives look set to continue with their skills agenda after Theresa May managed to secure a deal to… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Election night 2017: The constituencies to watch if you work in FE It’s been one of the most eventful and uncertain election campaigns in recent history, and now it’s almost over. The… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Free Financial Times offer is for FE students too Students from colleges and independent training providers will be able to read the Financial Times for free, despite the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Desperate college seeks university take-over before merger consultation even begins A struggling London college is preparing to hand over wide-ranging control of how it is run to a university,… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Two large colleges pull back from inadequate Ofsted ratings Two large colleges have pulled back from ‘inadequate’ Ofsted ratings – with both recognised for improved performance in reports… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News ‘Patchy’ progress with work training for special needs A government drive to help young people with learning difficulties and disabilities prepare for the world of work is… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Traineeship to apprenticeship progression rates fall below 20% The proportion of adult trainees funded by the ESFA who progress onto an apprenticeship has dipped below 20 per… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News NSAFD U-turns on mandatory vetting of apprenticeship qualifications In an embarrassing U-turn, the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink has dropped controversial plans for mandatory vetting… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 813 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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
