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 News All-party parliamentary group on apprenticeships calls for pay reform Pay for apprentices should be far more flexible, increasing in line with their experience and level of qualification, the… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Halfon hands out ladder flyers in bid to chair education select committee Former skills minister Robert Halfon has been handing out flyers to MPs, illustrated with his favourite ladder of opportunity,… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News New minister backs construction industry’s double levy The construction industry will not be released from the “double whammy” of levy charges it currently pays, the new… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive : Taylor review into ‘Modern Working Practices’ calls for more flexible training A hotly anticipated government review of employment practices is to call for apprenticeship and loan funding to be made available for “modules”… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive Association of Colleges restructure plans approved The Association of Colleges has approved restructuring plans designed to help prevent a £1 million overspend in 2017/18 –… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Ofsted watch: Independent provider slumps two grades to inadequate An independent training provider has slumped two grades to inadequate, in an otherwise mostly positive week for FE and… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Six MPs stand for election as education committee chair Six Conservative MPs, including three former education ministers, have been nominated to stand for election to chair the House… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Assessment organisations still lacking for over 1,300 apprentices At least 1,300 apprentices are still studying without an apprentice assessment organisation in place, FE Week can reveal. The… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Most eligible employers not yet on levy system Less than half of the employers eligible to register on the government’s apprenticeship system had done so by the… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 851 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
