News Ones to watch at AoC Sport National Championships 2017 With just one day to go until this year’s AoC Sport National Championships kick off in Nottingham, FE Week… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Editor asks: Halfon answers three key questions after snap election announcement Tonight, the Institute for Apprenticeships held a launch event in London at Mansion House. The apprenticeships and skills minister,… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News £1.6 billion bids for ‘markedly oversubscribed’ non-levy procurement The total value of bids lodged through the now-paused procurement for apprenticeship provision allocations for non-levy-paying employers was around £1.6… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Government adds Birmingham college to register of apprenticeship providers After significant political pressure the Department for Education has added one of the Birmingham colleges onto the Register of… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Excitement builds ahead of AoC Sport National Championships 2017 Excitement is building for this year’s AoC Sport National Championships as around 1,650 student athletes make their final preparations… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Government to ‘formally intervene’ at 35 providers with achievement rate failures More than 30 private training providers, colleges and councils have been slapped with a notice of concern or serious breach,… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Confusion and anger as hundreds of apprenticeship providers left disappointed Training providers without a current apprenticeship contract have hit back against the government’s surprise announcement this morning to deny them… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News BREAKING: Procurement paused for apprenticeships with smaller employers The decision over funding allocations for apprenticeship provision for non-levy-paying employers has been be paused by the government, to allow… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News New Ofsted chair unveiled A former university vice-chancellor has been appointed as the new chair of education watchdog Ofsted. Professor Julius Weinberg will… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Outstanding Ofsted verdict for private apprenticeships provider An outstanding across the board rating has been handed out by Ofsted to a West Midlands independent training provider… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News AELP demands widespread changes to 20 per cent off-the-job apprenticeship training rule Calls are being made for widespread changes to the minimum 20 per cent off-the-job training apprenticeship rule, in a… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Decision to retain forced maths and English GCSE resits ‘extremely’ disappointing A government move to continue insisting on widespread GCSE maths and English resits – through the heavily criticised condition… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 813 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
