News Institute for Apprenticeships remains the favourite option for EQA The Institute for Apprenticeships continues to be the dominant external quality assurance (EQA) provider of choice for most Trailblazer… Gemma Gathercole 8y Gemma Gathercole 8y News Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: DfE’s decision to defend small school sixth form cost £76,000 in fees A legal challenge brought against the government by the Association of Colleges over the opening of a small-school sixth… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News West Midlands college merger bites the dust for lack of government cash Another major merger between two colleges in the west Midlands has been called off, amid accusations that the government… FE Week 8y FE Week 8y News Exclusive Learndirect special treatment update: Student protection plan demanded as no contracts are terminated Even Learndirect’s own membership body, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers, has demanded a full explanation of how the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: Two providers crash two grades to inadequate Ofsted has hit the headlines over the publication of its damning grade four-overall verdict on FE giant Learndirect –… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ex-Wales footballer among 6 facing trial next month on FE fraud charges An ex-Wales international footballer and five others will stand trial next month following a serious fraud office investigation. The… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted inspection report for Learndirect finally published Ofsted has this morning published their inspection report for Learndirect, the largest training provider in the UK. Download here…. FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News What do the people behind the privatisation of Learndirect think now? Former publicly-owned FE giant Learndirect recently lost a High Court battle to quash an ‘inadequate’ rating from Ofsted, which… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News College clings on to RoATP despite ‘inadequate’ apprenticeships The Department for Education has remained silent over why a college with a grade four for its apprenticeship provision… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Adult education budget descends into chaos Training providers are unhappy over the handling the adult education budget procurement process, with having their contracts rejected despite… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Exclusive: Grade four Ofsted-rated provider in administration A Norfolk-based provider that was hit with a grade four Ofsted rating in May has entered into administration, FE… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News DfE confirms special treatment will be given to Learndirect This evening the Department for Education said that it will not, as would typically be the case, serve a… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y Newer 1 505 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 829 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo 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 6mo Billy Camden 6mo
