News Exclusive Learndirect special treatment: ESFA changes policy and awards £45m tender The nation’s largest FE provider has been handed around £45 million from next years’ adult education budget even though… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive DfE keeps apprenticeship funding model report secret The government is refusing to release a crucial report that would show whether or not the forecasting tool it… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Learndirect: Parliamentary questions pile pressure on ministers for answers Labour’s shadow skills minister has demanded official answers on whether Learndirect is getting special treatment from the government after… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Consultation launched on mega-London college merger amid Grenfell opposition A public consultation has been launched on merger plans between two London Colleges, amid mounting opposition from Grenfell Tower… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive ESFA £650m non-levy tender has ‘descended into farce’ The troubled second attempt at an ESFA non-levy apprenticeship funding tender descended into chaos last night as a series… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Serious adult education budget procurement fears for third sector Many charities will lose their direct contracts as a result of the controversial adult education budget procurement process, according… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ofsted to ask FE learners if they feel safe in residential provision Ofsted is asking young people in residential provision at FE colleges if they feel safe and able to raise… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News BREAKING: Non-levy apprenticeship funding tender deadline extended The non-levy apprenticeship funding tender timetable has been “amended” by the Department for Education, and the deadline for submissions… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News EXCLUSIVE: DfE launches £100k tender to independently review complaints against Ofsted The Department for Education has this week started the hunt for an organisation to review complaints made against Ofsted,… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News U-turn welcomed on funding for employees taught outside the workplace Courses for people in employment are once again allowed to use public funding, so long as they are taught… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Government outlines single awarding organisation plan for prisons The Ministry of Justice intends to appoint single awarding organisations for seven areas of study, it has announced on the… Gemma Gathercole 9y Gemma Gathercole 9y News Ofsted watch: A quiet summer of good news This week has seen an all-too-rare period of all good news when it comes to Ofsted inspections. The heaviest… FE Week 9y FE Week 9y Newer 1 522 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 848 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
