News Exclusive Special Investigation: Over 1,600 jobs at risk after Learndirect fails bid to overturn Ofsted ‘inadequate’ The country’s largest FE provider has lost a High Court bid to quash an as-yet unpublished ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating,… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ofsted watch: South Essex College bumped up to ‘good’ after 90-day wait A major college has been bumped up from a grade three to a two by Ofsted, in a report… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Over £1m of public money paid in grants for failed mergers More than a million pounds of public money has been spent on mergers that subsequently collapsed, FE Week analysis… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Government sets December deadline in 16-to-18 data reporting crackdown Colleges must publish vital 16-to-18 performance data by a strict December deadline, in a Department for Education crackdown apparently prompted… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News BREAKING: Area review transition grant details published Details of all the area review transition grants awarded to date have finally been published by the Department for… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofsted watch: Private provider loses ‘outstanding’ rating A private training provider lost its ‘outstanding’ rating in what was otherwise a sturdy week for FE providers. Heart… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Three month inspection report delay nearly over, Ofsted claims An Ofsted report on a major college in Essex is still nowhere to be seen – despite the provider… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Area review waves four and five recommendations published Reports into the final two waves of the area reviews of post-16 education and training have finally been published… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News DfE call for £600-a-day assessment consultants branded ‘recipe for failure’ The Department for Education is on the hunt for £600-a-day consultants to advise on the “suitability of proposed assessment… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News DfE refuses to reveal April apprenticeship starts The Department for Education has refused to tell FE Week how many apprenticeship starts there were in April –… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Government listen to concerns and pause all apprenticeship framework removals The government’s decision on the phasing out of the next wave of apprenticeship frameworks has again be postponed, this… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Government revises 29 apprenticeship framework funding rates The potential funding rates for health and social care apprenticeship frameworks, among many others, have been increased by the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 840 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
