News No provider is too big to fail, warns Ofsted annual report The first annual Ofsted report delivered by Amanda Spielman has warned that the ignominious fall of Learndirect shows that… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted warned before annual report of worsening employer provider performance Ofsted has been warned before the launch of its annual report that it will need to “work hard” to… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Takeover planned for provider that slumped to ‘inadequate’ An independent training provider that has slumped two grades to ‘inadequate’ is trying to get taken over. Chesterfield-based NLT… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News SPONSORED: Search for providers to support India’s skills development NOCN Group has launched a nationwide search for UK organisations that can provide technical and implementation support for skill… Features Team 8y Features Team 8y News Snow news day: Prankster fakes college shutdown… before it closes for real A prankster has caused confusion by setting up a fake Twitter account for a college and claiming it had… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive Exclusive: College complains to Ofsted over rating of 14 to 16 provision A college has complained to Ofsted about a grade three verdict on its 14-to-16 provision, which it claims failed… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive Future of ‘outstanding’ provider threatened by non-levy tender debacle An ‘outstanding’ training provider is facing a significant challenge to survive after it was only awarded a fraction of… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Revealed: The 714 providers that won non-levy tender funding A total of 714 training providers have won contracts in the £650 million non-levy tender – nearly a third… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted leadership approval soars under Spielman A survey of civil servants working at the education watchdog shows a surge in approval of Ofsted’s leadership and… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Hart Learning Group chief executive steps down The chief executive of the Hart Learning Group has stepped down after three years in charge, it has been… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ofsted Watch: Tough week for FE as grades fall Two FE providers have seen their ratings tumble, and two others have received ‘requires improvement’ grades, in the latest… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Exclusive Revealed: Non-levy tender result regional variations Apprenticeship providers in London are the biggest losers from the results of the much anticipated non-levy tender, after FE… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 851 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
