News Finance director blamed in new FE commissioner report A former finance director has been singled out as the “root cause” of a major London college’s financial failings,… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive Exclusive: New Ofsted chief ‘worried’ about apprenticeship register The new chief inspector at Ofsted, Amanda Spielman, has spoken to FE Week of her concern following publication of… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Less than 50 per cent of inspected UTCs ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Less than half of the university technical colleges visited by Ofsted have received ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ grades, exclusive FE… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News No funded qualifications for over a third of approved standards More than a third of the apprenticeship standards that the government has deemed ready for delivery involve no funded… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive Major provider chaired by ex-SFA boss calls in administrators A major training provider whose chair was the first chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency has gone into… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Institute for Apprenticeships most popular for external quality assurance The Institute for Apprenticeships is the most popular choice for external quality assurance for apprenticeship standards – even though… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Ofsted watch: sixth form college plummets after 10-year inspection wait A sixth form college that hadn’t received an inspection for 10 years sank from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’ –… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Struggling college has ‘agreed to release’ principal A college that recently switched merger partner following an Ofsted grade four has “agreed to release” its principal. The… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News No Birmingham colleges make apprenticeships register The nation’s second largest city may not have an FE college delivering apprenticeships when the levy launches in April,… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive Outrage at decision to widen admissions for small sixth form The controversial decision to widen admissions at a struggling small-school sixth form has come in for fierce criticism, due… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Ofsted boss commits to more ‘positive and purposeful’ approach to FE Ofsted’s new chief inspector was vowed to “reset” the relationship between the education watchdog and colleges, in her first… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive Sector in shock: Apprenticeship provider register winners and losers The selection process for the new register of apprenticeship training providers has been branded an “omnishambles”, after providers with… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y Newer 1 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 845 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
