News Wave three area review reports and recommendations published This afternoon the Department for Education published most of the reports and recommendations for its area reviews in wave… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Investigation launched after former SFA senior manager embroiled in alleged Israeli plot An investigation has been launched into whether the civil service code has been breached, after a former Skills Funding… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Qualifications achievement rates dashboard still unavailable after days of problems The promised new qualifications achievement rates dashboard for apprenticeships, education and training will still be unavailable until at least… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Skills Funding Agency to remain in charge of assessment organisation register The Skills Funding Agency will stay in charge of the new register of apprentice assessment organisations, despite its slow… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News DfE writes off another £3m from undersubscribed UTCs Over £3 million of taxpayers’ money has been lost by the Department for Education, through unrecovered payments to failed… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News ‘Large-scale incident’ exposes college safeguarding failures in inadequate Ofsted report Epping Forest College has been rated ‘inadequate’ across-the-board, in an Ofsted report out today that warned of safeguarding failings… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Gazelle Group on its last legs after its director and most members quit The Gazelle Colleges Group is on life support following a precipitous drop in membership, months of inactivity and the… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Outstanding colleges might now expect a visit from Ofsted Ofsted seems to be heading for a U-turn on a controversial policy that exempts providers rated ‘outstanding’ from routine… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Funding reform will see 16-18 apprenticeships ‘drop by two thirds’ The government must make a “clear and unambiguous” commitment to 16-to-18 apprenticeships, after a major provider warned that funding… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Thousands competing in AoC Sport National Championships 2017 Up to 2,000 elite college sporting stars will travel to Nottingham in April to compete in the AoC Sport… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Sign Language qualifications accepted as English functional skills alternative for apprenticeships British Sign Language qualifications will be accepted instead of English functional skills for apprenticeships, in a move to encourage… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Institute for Apprenticeships consultation launched This morning the government launched their long awaited Institute for Apprenticeships consultation. With a January 31 deadline, you have less… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Newer 1 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 832 Older Must read 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 5d Anviksha Patel 5d 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
