News What do the people behind the privatisation of Learndirect think now? Former publicly-owned FE giant Learndirect recently lost a High Court battle to quash an ‘inadequate’ rating from Ofsted, which… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News College clings on to RoATP despite ‘inadequate’ apprenticeships The Department for Education has remained silent over why a college with a grade four for its apprenticeship provision… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive Adult education budget descends into chaos Training providers are unhappy over the handling the adult education budget procurement process, with having their contracts rejected despite… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive Exclusive: Grade four Ofsted-rated provider in administration A Norfolk-based provider that was hit with a grade four Ofsted rating in May has entered into administration, FE… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News DfE confirms special treatment will be given to Learndirect This evening the Department for Education said that it will not, as would typically be the case, serve a… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Exclusive Government ‘making it up as they go along’ on non-levy tendering The government has been accused of “making it up as they go along” on critical questions over non-levy tendering,… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive Rejected appeal application looks like the beginning of the end for Learndirect The country’s biggest training provider has had its desperate attempt to appeal against a judicial review flatly rejected –… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News A-Level results 2017 | Live blog A-level results day is here! Today’s the day when A-level learners up and down the country find out whether… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y 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bid to overturn Ofsted ‘inadequate’ The country’s largest FE provider has lost a High Court bid to quash an as-yet unpublished ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating,… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Ofsted watch: South Essex College bumped up to ‘good’ after 90-day wait A major college has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 9y Billy Camden 9y 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 9y Jude Burke 9y 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 9y Paul Offord 9y Newer 1 524 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 848 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
