News Second consecutive grade four Ofsted for previously ‘outstanding’ college A former ‘outstanding’ college has been hit with a second consecutive ‘inadequate’ rating from Ofsted in just 15 months…. Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Government urged to do more to rescue struggling UTCs Far more needs to be done by the government to support its struggling University Technical Colleges programme, a new… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive £10 million refund claims expected from colleges as HMRC accepts euro VAT ruling Colleges will be exempt from VAT on important training supplies following a landmark European Court of Justice ruling –… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Queen’s speech confirms it is full steam ahead for introduction of T-Levels The Queen’s speech has confirmed that the drive towards T-Levels will continue full steam ahead. The monarch delivered her speech… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive New skills minister Anne Milton speaking at AELP conference 2017 The first major speech delivered to the sector by the new skills minister will be at the Association of… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News ‘Maximum disruption’ criticism of strike picket line planned for enrolment day Striking union members have been criticised for trying to cause “maximum disruption to the community”, by taking the unusual… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Private equity firm pay £700 million for major provider A private equity firm has reportedly paid a massive £700 million to buy out a major independent training provider…. Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive DfE blames lack of resources for loans figures suspension The Department for Education has blamed a lack of resources for its failure to publish up-to-date advance learner loans… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Apprenticeship vacancy adverts in May lower than last year Update 1 : At 17:45 the DfE responded by saying the data they published for May is not full… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Who got what in Queen’s birthday honours for FE The principal of Weston College Group has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list. Dr Paul… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News College defiant despite damning Ofsted meaning apprentice register removal A Merseyside college hit with an Ofsted grade four in apprenticeships is claiming it will not cut down on… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Government tight-lipped on long-delayed adult education budget results The government still won’t say when the results of the first ever procurement process for the adult education budget… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y Newer 1 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 4d Josh Mellor 4d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
