News Exclusive Two thirds of loan-funded learners from collapsed providers still lack alternative provision Over two thirds of learners from providers that have collapsed – leaving them with huge loan debt but no… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Grenfell fire survivor leads battle to save college campus A college in one of London’s richest boroughs has delayed its final decision on whether to abandon one of… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ofsted watch: Major retailer ‘requires improvement’ A major retailer has failed to improve its in-house apprenticeship provision beyond a grade three, in a less than… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News MP blasts stalled merger as a ‘hostile takeover’ An MP is demanding urgent action from both the education secretary and the FE commissioner over fears that their… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive DfE given legal ultimatum over botched adult education budget tender Private providers have given the government until the end of this week to find a solution to the “tragedy”… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Sixth form colleges’ cash crisis exposed Two sixth-form colleges have such severe financial problems that their very futures are threatened, after shocking reports were published… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Is Gibb to blame for functional skills reform? The government, apparently under the influence of the schools minster Nick Gibb, is ploughing ahead with reforms to functional… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News ‘Collusion’ banned in tough new EPA guidance The government has fired a warning shot at organisations seeking to undermine the independence of final apprenticeship exams with… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofsted exposes rule breach over unemployed apprentices An ‘inadequate’ community learning provider has been caught breaching government funding rules, after Ofsted found most of its construction… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Damning evidence mounts against DfE over Learndirect The Department for Education did not launch a funding audit of Learndirect at the end of March, even though… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News College caught on camera touting for rival’s learners A college has been snapped touting for students right outside a rival’s campus – enflaming tensions sparked by a… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News ESFA row-back on plans to increase apprenticeship performance threshold The government has today scrapped plans to increase by three percentage points the apprenticeship minimum standard achievement threshold. The… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y Newer 1 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo