News Exclusive Learndirect special treatment update: Student protection plan demanded as no contracts are terminated Even Learndirect’s own membership body, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers, has demanded a full explanation of how the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: Two providers crash two grades to inadequate Ofsted has hit the headlines over the publication of its damning grade four-overall verdict on FE giant Learndirect –… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ex-Wales footballer among 6 facing trial next month on FE fraud charges An ex-Wales international footballer and five others will stand trial next month following a serious fraud office investigation. The… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted inspection report for Learndirect finally published Ofsted has this morning published their inspection report for Learndirect, the largest training provider in the UK. Download here…. FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News What do the people behind the privatisation of Learndirect think now? Former publicly-owned FE giant Learndirect recently lost a High Court battle to quash an ‘inadequate’ rating from Ofsted, which… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News College clings on to RoATP despite ‘inadequate’ apprenticeships The Department for Education has remained silent over why a college with a grade four for its apprenticeship provision… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Adult education budget descends into chaos Training providers are unhappy over the handling the adult education budget procurement process, with having their contracts rejected despite… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Exclusive: Grade four Ofsted-rated provider in administration A Norfolk-based provider that was hit with a grade four Ofsted rating in May has entered into administration, FE… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News DfE confirms special treatment will be given to Learndirect This evening the Department for Education said that it will not, as would typically be the case, serve a… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Exclusive Government ‘making it up as they go along’ on non-levy tendering The government has been accused of “making it up as they go along” on critical questions over non-levy tendering,… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Rejected appeal application looks like the beginning of the end for Learndirect The country’s biggest training provider has had its desperate attempt to appeal against a judicial review flatly rejected –… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News A-Level results 2017 | Live blog A-level results day is here! Today’s the day when A-level learners up and down the country find out whether… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 840 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
