News IfA appoints small exam board as apprenticeship ‘External Quality Assurance’ delivery partner A small awarding organisation that appears to have little experience in the apprenticeships market will deliver external quality assurance… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News SFCA welcome significant funding win for two year courses Funding for students that drop-out in the second year of their two year course will be doubled, under a… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Providers to be blocked by DfE from speaking directly to the media – it’s ‘nonsensical’ says AELP boss The government has told providers who deliver apprenticeship provision for non-levy-paying employers that they must not speak directly with… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Apprenticeship reforms and social mobility under the spotlight in new inquiry Social mobility and the government’s apprenticeship reforms are set to come under the spotlight of a major new inquiry,… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News A busy day for mergers as 21 colleges join 10 partnerships A record-breaking 10 partnerships involving 21 colleges have been made official today – making this the single busiest day… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Hartpury becomes second FE college to earn degree awarding powers A college in Gloucester is only the second FE provider in the country to be granted powers by the… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News IPPR: The apprenticeship levy needs a ‘radical rethink’ The apprenticeship levy needs a radical rethink to double investment in skills, according to a new report from a… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Flammable cladding discovered at major Birmingham college One of Birmingham’s largest colleges has failed a government fire safety test in the wake of the Grenfell Tower… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive AEB devolution plans are the latest to face delay The first wave of adult education budget devolution deals are likely to be delayed beyond the planned 2018-19 delivery… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News IfA seeks (paid) peer reviewers The Institute for Apprenticeships is on the hunt for yet more experts – but this time they will be… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News DfE report into foreign skills provision omits funding comparisons with England The Department for Education has been accused of ignoring skills funding concerns after its international review of post-16 funding… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News BREAKING: New non-levy procurement launched The new tender for apprenticeship provision allocations for non-levy-paying employers has been launched at long last today. Hundreds of… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y Newer 1 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 851 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
