News Exclusive DfE ‘watching it closely’ as management becomes England’s second most popular apprenticeship subject Management has soared in popularity to become the second most common apprenticeship framework, FE Week analysis can reveal. According… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ex-ITP boss on trial for alleged Sunderland College fraud The ex-chief executive of a training provider and her former colleagues are on trial for allegedly defrauding a college… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 FE Week asks: Neil Bentley on the vital role of WorldSkills As Team UK packed their belongings and headed to the sandy deserts of Abu Dhabi for WorldSkills 2017, FE Week’s… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Outgoing ESFA chief takes “personal responsibility” for Learndirect decisions The outgoing head of the ESFA has claimed personal responsibility for the decision not to terminate Learndirect’s adult education… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: A school visit to remember for Team UK Singing, dancing, glow-in-the-dark shows and a bird of prey; Team UK’s first outing in Abu Dhabi certainly had it… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Frustration as 5% tolerance on English and maths extended indefinitely The five-per-cent tolerance on the notorious English and maths condition of funding rule will apply “until further notice”, the… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News First City Training slumps to ‘inadequate’ A health and social care training provider has been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted in a report that warns of… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News BREAKING: First official apprenticeship levy figures show a 61% fall in starts Total apprenticeship starts for May, June and July fell a staggering 61% compared to the same period last year…. Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: Touchdown in Abu Dhabi After a 3,000 mile flight Team UK has landed in Abu Dhabi ahead of their contests with the rest… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News New senior role for former SFA boss after Positive Outcomes disaster A former Skills Funding Agency boss will take over as chair of the work-based learning specialist JTL, nine months… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive: T-level priority panel chairs revealed The chairs of the first six T-level panels have been announced by the Department for Education. Fifteen names of… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Manchester starts tumble by over a third, post-levy Apprenticeship starts in one of England’s largest cities have shown a “notable and significant decline” since the introduction of… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 851 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
