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 9y Paul Offord 9y 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 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 Newer 1 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 851 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
