News Halfon questions costly employer perspectives survey The chair of the influential Commons education select committee has questioned the worth of the employer perspectives survey, which… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Revealed: How to get the DfE Institute of Technology kite-mark UPDATE: The Department for Education has now confirmed they’ve published documents launching the IoT invitations on the lep network… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Top civil servant announced as new apprenticeships boss A civil servant who led the Department for Education’s response to the Grenfell Tower blaze has been appointed as… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News New RoATP window opens on Monday The register of apprenticeship training providers will open for a third time starting on Monday, FE Week can reveal,… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofqual considers special treatment for new AOs New apprenticeship exam bodies are next in line for special treatment, after Ofqual hinted that it’s considering a lighter… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive ESFA breaks its promise to audit untested providers The Education and Skills Funding Agency has missed its own deadline to make sure new providers approved to deliver… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Massive £1bn FE loans underspend revealed A massive 58 per cent of FE loans funding – amounting to almost £1 billion – has not been… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Rotherham AO investigated by regulators twice in two years An awarding organisation is under investigation by regulators for the second time in two years after an anonymous tip-off…. Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive NHS ‘reviews’ Learndirect Apprenticeships’ status as a provider An apprenticeship provider created by the owners of Learndirect last year could be kicked off the purchasing system used by… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News AELP calls on government to fund level two apprenticeships in full Level two apprenticeships should be fully funded by the government at every age group, the AELP has said. This… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Festival of Learning award winners named A refugee who fled Afghanistan alone at the age of 16 has been crowned ‘outstanding individual learner’ at this… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Corbyn speaking at AoC annual conference Jeremy Corbyn will address this year’s Association of Colleges annual conference. The annual event at at the ICC in… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo