News Ofsted watch: College snubbed from register rated ‘outstanding’ for apprenticeships A college that didn’t make it on to the government’s new Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers has received an… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Breaking: Ofsted launches official ‘good’ logo in policy U-turn A new logo is being launched by Ofsted for providers rated ‘good’ – seven months after FE Week exclusively… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Skills Commission demands cross-departmental minister for lifelong learning A group of key FE figures has called for a cross-departmental minister for a lifelong learning, through a new… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Sixth UTC hit with Ofsted inadequate grade Pupils were “sold a dream” and had their “confidence and aspirations knocked” by a university technical college that has… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News HEFCE to regulate degree apprenticeships Degree apprenticeships will be regulated by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, and not by Ofsted. The news… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Apprentices to receive welcome card to be used with an off-the-job training calculator Did we catch you out? This year’s FE Week April Fool was just believable enough for some, especially as… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Ofsted watch: ‘Requires improvement’ for K College successor A provider that took on much of the former K College provision, following its demise, has been rated as ‘requires… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Influential group of MPs demand action over lack of apprenticeship assessment organisations Government apprenticeship policies have come in for stern criticism in a new report by MPs, that insisted standards should… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Team UK selection for WorldSkills Abu Dhabi underway Around 70 of the country’s top skilled young people are this week taking part in a five-day competition that… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News First inadequate Ofsted rating for loans-only provider The first inadequate-overall Ofsted rating has been handed out to a loans-only provider, which complained it had been unaware… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News The Skills Show 2017 dates announced The country’s biggest skills and careers event is back and is confirmed to take place from November 16 to 18… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Minister slams ‘financial crisis’ college’s oversight of doomed First4Skills A college facing “financial crisis”, which posted a 2015/16 group deficit of over £15 million, has come in for… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 813 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