News Merger at risk over naming row Yet another area review recommended college merger could be in trouble – due to an argument about a name…. Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 Team UK all set for WorldSkills 2017 in Abu Dhabi This week, 34 of the UK’s most highly rated young competitors will fly to Abu Dhabi for WorldSkills 2017,… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Ofsted plans to recruit staff with more experience of workplace training A senior Ofsted figure has admitted the inspectorate needs to focus more on apprenticeship providers and will ask employers… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Suffolk provider successfully contests Ofsted grade 4 A private training provider has successfully overturned an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted judgement after a nine-month battle which even saw inspectors… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Anne Milton to speak at AoC Conference The skills minister will be speaking at this year’s Association of Colleges annual conference. Anne Milton’s address is guaranteed… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Barely half of eligible employers are on the levy system Scarcely half of eligible employers have signed up to use the government’s apprenticeships system, new statistics published today suggest…. Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Struggling PM pledges to create best ever technical education system Theresa May spelled out plans to create a first class technical education system for the first time in our… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ex LeSoCo principal steps in at troubled Totton College The leader of a troubled college has stepped down just 18 months into the job – and will be… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive NHS takes action against Learndirect Apprenticeships Learndirect Apprenticeships Ltd has been removed from part of the purchasing system used by London hospitals, following a joint… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Milton wants flexibility, not ‘the dead hand of the state’ The skills minister has admitted she’s heard serious concerns about the government’s apprenticeship reforms, but claims there is “just… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News National Audit Office to investigate Learndirect and the DfE The National Audit Office has officially launched an investigation into Learndirect and the Department for Education following outcry from… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News AEB contracts boost will be paid from unspent £200m Funding increases in adult education budget contracts for private providers will be paid from the massive underspend on adult… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 507 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 839 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