News Exclusive Learndirect special treatment update: will it be less than £1m or over £30m to ‘wind-down’ AEB? Learndirect’s Adult Education Budget “wind-down” allocation value to July 2018 hangs in the balance, after they failed to tender… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News English and Maths GCSE resit results 2017 Here are the results for all candidates aged 17 and over in the UK who sat GCSE Maths, English… Catherine Murray 9y Catherine Murray 9y News Tens of thousands more students will need to resit English GCSEs Over 40,000 more students may need to resit their English GCSE next year than did this year, after failing… FE Week 9y FE Week 9y News GCSE resits 2017: Sharp fall in maths results but English improves Just under a quarter of the older students resitting their maths GCSEs achieved grades of A* to C this… FE Week 9y FE Week 9y News BREAKING: ESFA appoints Eileen Milner as its new chief executive The Education and Skills Funding Agency has appointed a permanent chief executive to replace Peter Lauener. Eileen Milner, who… FE Week 9y FE Week 9y News Institute for Apprenticeships remains the favourite option for EQA The Institute for Apprenticeships continues to be the dominant external quality assurance (EQA) provider of choice for most Trailblazer… Gemma Gathercole 9y Gemma Gathercole 9y News Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: DfE’s decision to defend small school sixth form cost £76,000 in fees A legal challenge brought against the government by the Association of Colleges over the opening of a small-school sixth… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News West Midlands college merger bites the dust for lack of government cash Another major merger between two colleges in the west Midlands has been called off, amid accusations that the government… FE Week 9y FE Week 9y News Exclusive Learndirect special treatment update: Student protection plan demanded as no contracts are terminated Even Learndirect’s own membership body, the Association of Employment and Learning Providers, has demanded a full explanation of how the… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Ofsted watch: Two providers crash two grades to inadequate Ofsted has hit the headlines over the publication of its damning grade four-overall verdict on FE giant Learndirect –… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ex-Wales footballer among 6 facing trial next month on FE fraud charges An ex-Wales international footballer and five others will stand trial next month following a serious fraud office investigation. The… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Ofsted inspection report for Learndirect finally published Ofsted has this morning published their inspection report for Learndirect, the largest training provider in the UK. Download here…. FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Newer 1 523 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 848 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
