News Employers slam “inordinately long” development time for apprenticeship standards Employer groups have complained about the “inordinately long time” it has taken to develop the new apprenticeship standards, some… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Ofsted watch: Providers enjoy grades boost in good week for FE A host of providers jumped up Ofsted grades in what was a mostly impressive week for FE – but… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News £35k-a-year private school seeks £3.50-an-hour apprentice A private school with annual fees of £35,000 has been branded “a disgrace” by one of the UK’s largest… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Education ministers retain their seats All the key education figures from Labour and the Conservatives have been re-elected, while long-time FE champion Vince Cable… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News General election result: what does it mean for FE? The Conservatives look set to continue with their skills agenda after Theresa May managed to secure a deal to… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Election night 2017: The constituencies to watch if you work in FE It’s been one of the most eventful and uncertain election campaigns in recent history, and now it’s almost over. The… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Free Financial Times offer is for FE students too Students from colleges and independent training providers will be able to read the Financial Times for free, despite the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Desperate college seeks university take-over before merger consultation even begins A struggling London college is preparing to hand over wide-ranging control of how it is run to a university,… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Two large colleges pull back from inadequate Ofsted ratings Two large colleges have pulled back from ‘inadequate’ Ofsted ratings – with both recognised for improved performance in reports… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News ‘Patchy’ progress with work training for special needs A government drive to help young people with learning difficulties and disabilities prepare for the world of work is… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Traineeship to apprenticeship progression rates fall below 20% The proportion of adult trainees funded by the ESFA who progress onto an apprenticeship has dipped below 20 per… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News NSAFD U-turns on mandatory vetting of apprenticeship qualifications In an embarrassing U-turn, the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink has dropped controversial plans for mandatory vetting… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 836 Older Must read 16-19 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 1mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories Qualifications 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
