News Wave three area review reports and recommendations published This afternoon the Department for Education published most of the reports and recommendations for its area reviews in wave… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Investigation launched after former SFA senior manager embroiled in alleged Israeli plot An investigation has been launched into whether the civil service code has been breached, after a former Skills Funding… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Qualifications achievement rates dashboard still unavailable after days of problems The promised new qualifications achievement rates dashboard for apprenticeships, education and training will still be unavailable until at least… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Skills Funding Agency to remain in charge of assessment organisation register The Skills Funding Agency will stay in charge of the new register of apprentice assessment organisations, despite its slow… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News DfE writes off another £3m from undersubscribed UTCs Over £3 million of taxpayers’ money has been lost by the Department for Education, through unrecovered payments to failed… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News ‘Large-scale incident’ exposes college safeguarding failures in inadequate Ofsted report Epping Forest College has been rated ‘inadequate’ across-the-board, in an Ofsted report out today that warned of safeguarding failings… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Gazelle Group on its last legs after its director and most members quit The Gazelle Colleges Group is on life support following a precipitous drop in membership, months of inactivity and the… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Outstanding colleges might now expect a visit from Ofsted Ofsted seems to be heading for a U-turn on a controversial policy that exempts providers rated ‘outstanding’ from routine… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Funding reform will see 16-18 apprenticeships ‘drop by two thirds’ The government must make a “clear and unambiguous” commitment to 16-to-18 apprenticeships, after a major provider warned that funding… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Thousands competing in AoC Sport National Championships 2017 Up to 2,000 elite college sporting stars will travel to Nottingham in April to compete in the AoC Sport… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Sign Language qualifications accepted as English functional skills alternative for apprenticeships British Sign Language qualifications will be accepted instead of English functional skills for apprenticeships, in a move to encourage… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Institute for Apprenticeships consultation launched This morning the government launched their long awaited Institute for Apprenticeships consultation. With a January 31 deadline, you have less… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y Newer 1 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 813 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 1w Jessica Hill 1w Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo