News Complaints over apprenticeship payments system breakdown The government has been swamped with complaints about its malfunctioning apprenticeship payment systems, which are incorrectly demanding cash from… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Breaking: Non-levy tendering funding decisions to be revealed next week The government has announced that it finally expect to issue notices of decisions to providers next week, on the… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ofsted Watch: Success for colleges but ITP rated ‘inadequate’ Two colleges have seen their grades go up to ‘good’ this week – but three previously uninspected providers haven’t… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Government delays on subcontracting charges The government has been accused of double standards on subcontracting charges, after it missed its own deadline for issuing… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Apprenticeship standards left in limbo by IfA red tape Thirteen separate apprenticeship standards with approved assessment plans have been left in limbo for two or more months because… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News T-levels: DfE won’t consult on 3-month work placements The education secretary has ruled out T-levels at level two and will not budge on mandatory three-month work placements,… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Colleges’ Ofsted grades bounce back England’s colleges are showing signs of turning a significant corner in their Ofsted performance. Seven have managed to dig… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News, Profiles Milton’s mission – An interview with the Apprenticeships & Skills minister Anne Milton has just passed her six-month mark as apprenticeships and skills minister. FE Week paid her a visit… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News BREAKING: Government launches 10-week T-levels consultation The long-awaited public consultation for T-levels has today been launched by the government. The consultation, which has been delayed… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Almost 200 T-level panel members announced The full membership of the first six T-level panels has been announced by the Department for Education. The 187-strong… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Large fall in advanced learner loan applications Advanced learner loan applications are continuing to fall, according to new government statistics. Applications so far for 2017/18 are… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Two thirds of apprenticeships ‘convert’ existing employees, report warns Two thirds of apprenticeships are merely “converting” existing employees and could be certifying existing skills, rather than focusing on… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 506 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 851 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
