News Exam board faces £50,000 Ofqual fine for handling of qualifications fraud case An awarding organisation is facing a fine of £50,000 over its handling of a high-profile case of alleged qualifications… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Former ‘outstanding’ college’s Oftsed rating slumps after first inspection for decade A college that went a decade without being inspected by Ofsted has crashed two grades. Bury College was rated… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive Another 100 students left with FE loans and no courses after demise of provider Edudo Another 100 learners appear to have been left with heavy student loans debt but no qualifications to show for… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Manchester merger scrapped by FE Commissioner One of just two mergers recommended in the troubled Manchester area review has been scrapped following intervention by the… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News School funding ‘done rather well’ and it’s cuts to 16-18 that’s the ‘bigger story’ claims Institute for Fiscal Studies Researchers at the influential Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) have contrasted cuts to 16-18 funding with “spending shifting towards earlier… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Ethnic minority target for apprenticeship diversity group The government launched the Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network this week. One of its key aims will be to increase… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Early years educators shaken by sudden trailblazer shutdown The government has shut down the trailblazer group for early years educator apprenticeships, in a move described by sector… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Colleges welcome new apprenticeship subcontracting rules Colleges are using the new subcontracting rules to regain some of the ground lost to independent training providers accused… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News FE Week launches #SaveOurAdultEducation campaign FE Week is calling on the government to make three key policy changes to #SaveOurAdultEducation as part of a… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Ofsted watch: FE college overcomes ‘inadequate’ period An FE college has climbed its way out of being ‘inadequate’ while an adult and community learning provider and… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive Leaked briefing document reveals £170 million Institutes of Technology could be with ‘wholly new’ institutions New Institutes of Technology could be based at “wholly new” institutions, not just existing FE providers, a Department for… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Rule change could price assessors out of running apprenticeship exams It might not be financially viable for awarding bodies to run end-point assessment exams, after it emerged that they… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 840 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
