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 News Investigation update: Confusion as government refuses to say if all provider’s funding pulled The future of a provider caught offering banned inducements to an employer remains in limbo, after the government refused… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Minister announces T-levels delay The first T-levels will be delayed until September 2020 – a year later than planned – the government has announced… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News T-levels crisis: DfE report warns single awarding organisation ‘unviable’ The T-levels crisis has deepened after a new report claimed Lord Sainsbury’s recommendation to have one awarding organisation per… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Smith review calls for rethink on GCSE maths resit policy The government’s controversial policy on post-16 GCSE resits should be rethought, according to the author of a new government-commissioned… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ten things we learned from the SFA and EFA annual reports The Skills Funding Agency and the Education Funding Agency have both released their annual reports and accounts for 2016-17… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ofqual to investigate DCS qualifications fraud The country’s exams regulator has begun an investigation into “direct claim status” in an attempt to tackle qualifications malpractice… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Breaking: Apprenticeship pay survey exposes rise in proportion paid illegal wages Nearly a fifth of apprentices at level two and level three are illegally paid less than the minimum wage,… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive: T-Level crisis exposed as DfE fail to appoint any advisory panel members More trouble has erupted in T-Level planning, after it emerged that no-one has yet been appointed to the advisory… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Mystery surrounds late Learndirect performance breach The nation’s largest FE provider has finally been hit with a serious performance breach notice, a month after its… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 851 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
