News EXCLUSIVE: DfE launches £100k tender to independently review complaints against Ofsted The Department for Education has this week started the hunt for an organisation to review complaints made against Ofsted,… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News U-turn welcomed on funding for employees taught outside the workplace Courses for people in employment are once again allowed to use public funding, so long as they are taught… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Government outlines single awarding organisation plan for prisons The Ministry of Justice intends to appoint single awarding organisations for seven areas of study, it has announced on the… Gemma Gathercole 8y Gemma Gathercole 8y News Ofsted watch: A quiet summer of good news This week has seen an all-too-rare period of all good news when it comes to Ofsted inspections. The heaviest… FE Week 8y FE Week 8y News Exclusive Learndirect special treatment update: will it be less than £1m or over £30m to ‘wind-down’ AEB? Learndirect’s Adult Education Budget “wind-down” allocation value to July 2018 hangs in the balance, after they failed to tender… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News English and Maths GCSE resit results 2017 Here are the results for all candidates aged 17 and over in the UK who sat GCSE Maths, English… Catherine Murray 8y Catherine Murray 8y News Tens of thousands more students will need to resit English GCSEs Over 40,000 more students may need to resit their English GCSE next year than did this year, after failing… FE Week 8y FE Week 8y News GCSE resits 2017: Sharp fall in maths results but English improves Just under a quarter of the older students resitting their maths GCSEs achieved grades of A* to C this… FE Week 8y FE Week 8y News BREAKING: ESFA appoints Eileen Milner as its new chief executive The Education and Skills Funding Agency has appointed a permanent chief executive to replace Peter Lauener. Eileen Milner, who… FE Week 8y FE Week 8y News Institute for Apprenticeships remains the favourite option for EQA The Institute for Apprenticeships continues to be the dominant external quality assurance (EQA) provider of choice for most Trailblazer… Gemma Gathercole 8y Gemma Gathercole 8y News Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: DfE’s decision to defend small school sixth form cost £76,000 in fees A legal challenge brought against the government by the Association of Colleges over the opening of a small-school sixth… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News West Midlands college merger bites the dust for lack of government cash Another major merger between two colleges in the west Midlands has been called off, amid accusations that the government… FE Week 8y FE Week 8y Newer 1 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 840 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
