News DfE confirms £267m underspend of 16-19 budget in last two years A whopping £130 million per year has gone unspent in 16 to 19 funding for each of the past… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive Government breaks deferred loan repayments promise Learners stuck with heavy loans debt but no qualifications, after a training provider went bust, are still being forced… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News All three Tees Valley area review merger proposals fall through All three mergers proposed by the Tees Valley area review have now fallen through. News of the breakdown in… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Corbyn demands end of FE loans in new Labour push The government will be pressured by Labour in the coming months to scrap advanced learner loans, its leader Jeremy… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ofsted watch: Kendal College falls from grade one This week brought disappointment for Kendal College, which lost its ‘outstanding’ Ofsted grade and dropped down to ‘good’. The… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Learner satisfaction still highest with private providers Private training providers have maintained their near 10-point lead over colleges in the government’s annual learner satisfaction survey, which… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Sharp rise in loans for EU students before Brexit There was a sharp rise in the number of EU students taking up advanced learner loans this year despite… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive Ofsted exposed over failure to monitor 1,200 subcontractors Ofsted has completely failed to act on a change in its rules that allow it directly to inspect subcontractors… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News ESFA reveals timescales for provider access to £50m work placement pot Further details of a £50 million pot for ‘capacity building’ work placements was announced this afternoon by the Education… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Ofsted to lose £15m funding by 2020 Ofsted’s inspection budget is expected to fall by nearly £15 million over the next three years, despite more than… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News FE champion Halfon elected chair of education select committee The former apprenticeships and skills minister and FE champion Robert Halfon has stepped back into the education limelight, by… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive: Date revealed for when DfE will publish revised 2014/15 achievement rate data Long-awaited revised achievement rates for individual providers will be published on July 27, FE Week can reveal. The Department… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y Newer 1 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 848 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
