News Call to convert UTCs to 16 to 19 colleges Ailing university technical colleges should be converted into 16-19 colleges, with all studio schools joining multi-academy trusts to stave… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News College leader expects no commercial benefit after paying “immaterial” £8,000 to join Charted Institute for FE There is no commercial benefit to joining the Chartered Institute for FE, the principal of a college which has… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News National provider enters redundancy consultation with staff Staff at the nation’s largest FE provider are on tenterhooks, as they wait to find out whether they will… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News College student named as Manchester bombing victim A Lancashire college has expressed its “enormous sadness” at the death of one of its students in last night’s… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News What now for colleges that tried and failed to merge? When they were launched in July 2015, the area reviews were expected to result in a huge number of… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News UTC founds feeder school against Baker trust’s wishes A university technical college that has struggled to recruit students is opening an 11-14 feeder school next door. This… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Ofsted watch: Provider on apprenticeships register rated ‘inadequate’ A provider on the new apprenticeships register has been hit with an inadequate overall grade, in the only full… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive Confusion for new providers on RoATP over compulsory training Hundreds of training providers don’t know when they can start apprenticeship programmes, because the government has failed to inform… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Assessment organisations put to the customer service test in our mystery shop End-point assessment has been a huge source of anxiety for providers across the sector this year, amid a growing… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive ‘Alarming’: ESFA still giving one-man bands access to millions Labour has demanded an investigation into the way providers are selected for the register of apprenticeship training providers –… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Glacial progress exposed for colleges’ apprentice delivery Colleges deliver just one in five apprenticeships last year, meaning virtually no progress has been made in the 18… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Conservatives announce surprise pledge to let levy pay wages A surprise move has been made by the Conservatives to allow large firms to use apprentice levy funds to… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 840 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 16-19 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo Qualifications 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
