News AEB tender results pushed back AGAIN, now into August Training providers are being are being told they will learn the results of their long delayed adult education budget… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Assessment organisation claims ESFA approval for subcontracting model An end-point assessment organisation claims that the Education and Skills Funding Agency will allow it to subcontract apprenticeship exams… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Yorkshire colleges first to publish targets in £56m AEB pre-devolution deal Colleges in West Yorkshire have agreed a “landmark” partnership with the combined authority to align their annual £56 million… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive London college merger called off at last minute A planned merger between two London colleges has been called off at the last minute, FE Week can reveal…. Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News DfE quick to rebuff ‘evidence’ of employers calling for changes to off-the-job rule A plea for flexibility in apprenticeship off-the-job training requirements has been swiftly rebutted by the Department for Education. In… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive Exclusive: IfA turns to headhunters after failing to recruit a permanent CEO The Institute for Apprenticeships has failed to appoint a permanent chief executive, FE Week can reveal. A job advert… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Lords launch inquiry into the state of technical education The House of Lords has called for an inquiry into whether or not FE and vocational training is funded… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Government’s new crackdown on illegally low wages for apprentices Rogue employers who illegally underpay apprentices have been threatened with severe jail sentences, under a new government crackdown on… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Blackburn College students fume over two-week results delay Degree students left waiting for overdue results from a Lancashire college have branded the delay “cruel” and are demanding… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive: Government inaction as employers leave apprentices half a million pounds out of pocket It’s likely that no-one has been fined or prosecuted for illegally underpaying apprentices, an FE Week investigation exposing the… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Tendering launch time for Institutes of Technology revealed Tenders for developing the government’s new Institutes of Technology have been put off until the autumn, skills and apprenticeships… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Ofsted watch: Three providers branded ‘inadequate’ Three providers have been branded ‘inadequate’ in a tough week for the FE and skills sector. Land-based provider Easton… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 848 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
