News Merger at risk over naming row Yet another area review recommended college merger could be in trouble – due to an argument about a name…. Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 Team UK all set for WorldSkills 2017 in Abu Dhabi This week, 34 of the UK’s most highly rated young competitors will fly to Abu Dhabi for WorldSkills 2017,… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Ofsted plans to recruit staff with more experience of workplace training A senior Ofsted figure has admitted the inspectorate needs to focus more on apprenticeship providers and will ask employers… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Suffolk provider successfully contests Ofsted grade 4 A private training provider has successfully overturned an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted judgement after a nine-month battle which even saw inspectors… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Anne Milton to speak at AoC Conference The skills minister will be speaking at this year’s Association of Colleges annual conference. Anne Milton’s address is guaranteed… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Barely half of eligible employers are on the levy system Scarcely half of eligible employers have signed up to use the government’s apprenticeships system, new statistics published today suggest…. Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Struggling PM pledges to create best ever technical education system Theresa May spelled out plans to create a first class technical education system for the first time in our… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ex LeSoCo principal steps in at troubled Totton College The leader of a troubled college has stepped down just 18 months into the job – and will be… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive NHS takes action against Learndirect Apprenticeships Learndirect Apprenticeships Ltd has been removed from part of the purchasing system used by London hospitals, following a joint… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Milton wants flexibility, not ‘the dead hand of the state’ The skills minister has admitted she’s heard serious concerns about the government’s apprenticeship reforms, but claims there is “just… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News National Audit Office to investigate Learndirect and the DfE The National Audit Office has officially launched an investigation into Learndirect and the Department for Education following outcry from… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News AEB contracts boost will be paid from unspent £200m Funding increases in adult education budget contracts for private providers will be paid from the massive underspend on adult… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 851 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
