News IfA seeks (paid) peer reviewers The Institute for Apprenticeships is on the hunt for yet more experts – but this time they will be… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News DfE report into foreign skills provision omits funding comparisons with England The Department for Education has been accused of ignoring skills funding concerns after its international review of post-16 funding… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News BREAKING: New non-levy procurement launched The new tender for apprenticeship provision allocations for non-levy-paying employers has been launched at long last today. Hundreds of… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: Two providers slump to ‘inadequate’ Two providers plummeted from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ after recent Ofsted inspections, in a week which has seen nearly every… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Detail of apprenticeship levy audit regime revealed Apprenticeships funded from May will be included in the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s 2016-17 audit programme, FE Week… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Exclusive Local authority sets up rival apprenticeship provider register – but will charge A local authority is planning to make hundreds of thousands in management fees by offering access to its own… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News AEB tender results pushed back AGAIN, now into August Training providers are being are being told they will learn the results of their long delayed adult education budget… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Assessment organisation claims ESFA approval for subcontracting model An end-point assessment organisation claims that the Education and Skills Funding Agency will allow it to subcontract apprenticeship exams… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Yorkshire colleges first to publish targets in £56m AEB pre-devolution deal Colleges in West Yorkshire have agreed a “landmark” partnership with the combined authority to align their annual £56 million… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive London college merger called off at last minute A planned merger between two London colleges has been called off at the last minute, FE Week can reveal…. Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News DfE quick to rebuff ‘evidence’ of employers calling for changes to off-the-job rule A plea for flexibility in apprenticeship off-the-job training requirements has been swiftly rebutted by the Department for Education. In… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Exclusive: IfA turns to headhunters after failing to recruit a permanent CEO The Institute for Apprenticeships has failed to appoint a permanent chief executive, FE Week can reveal. A job advert… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 836 Older Must read 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
