News WEA Awards recognise achievement against the odds Eight people who overcame all sorts of barriers to take their first steps towards teaching other adult learners have… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Huge spike in higher level apprenticeship commitments Levy-funded apprenticeships at higher and degree-level jumped by a whopping 424 per cent in September, according to the latest… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Major home health care employer provider branded ‘inadequate’ Ofsted has rated a major home healthcare employer-provider ‘inadequate’ across the board, in a report that condemns its “woefully… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News ESFA plans new ‘trusted provider status’ for employer levy account management The government revealed today that they are working on a plan to allow employers to hand over much of… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Off-the-job training rule hangs over AELP autumn conference The government must urgently address employer resistance to the minimum off-the-job training apprenticeship rule, the AELP has said ahead… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News London’s biggest college group just got bigger London’s biggest college group has spread itself even further across the capital with another merger, and it is looking… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News £10m adult flexible learning fund launches Up to £10 million is now available to help providers develop new ways of supporting adults to progress or… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofsted boss worried about lack of subcontracting inspections The head of Ofsted has acknowledged MPs’ concerns about how few subcontractors used by FE providers are inspected. Speaking… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Breaking: Government to review higher-level technical education The government will review into higher-level technical education – although it’s not yet clear when this will happen or… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Report: Urgent rethink needed on NEETs and SEND learners The government must rethink how it supports low-achieving, disengaged, and special needs students, as help from local authorities and… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Unison recommends members reject ‘disappointing’ 1% pay offer A major public sector union has recommended that its members reject this year’s “disappointing” FE pay offer, and industrial… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: Anxious wait for loans learners after private provider’s damning grade four Learners will face an anxious wait after an independent training provider that’s heavily focused on FE-loan funded provision was… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 851 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
