News £1.6 billion bids for ‘markedly oversubscribed’ non-levy procurement The total value of bids lodged through the now-paused procurement for apprenticeship provision allocations for non-levy-paying employers was around £1.6… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Government adds Birmingham college to register of apprenticeship providers After significant political pressure the Department for Education has added one of the Birmingham colleges onto the Register of… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Excitement builds ahead of AoC Sport National Championships 2017 Excitement is building for this year’s AoC Sport National Championships as around 1,650 student athletes make their final preparations… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Government to ‘formally intervene’ at 35 providers with achievement rate failures More than 30 private training providers, colleges and councils have been slapped with a notice of concern or serious breach,… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Confusion and anger as hundreds of apprenticeship providers left disappointed Training providers without a current apprenticeship contract have hit back against the government’s surprise announcement this morning to deny them… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News BREAKING: Procurement paused for apprenticeships with smaller employers The decision over funding allocations for apprenticeship provision for non-levy-paying employers has been be paused by the government, to allow… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News New Ofsted chair unveiled A former university vice-chancellor has been appointed as the new chair of education watchdog Ofsted. Professor Julius Weinberg will… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Outstanding Ofsted verdict for private apprenticeships provider An outstanding across the board rating has been handed out by Ofsted to a West Midlands independent training provider… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News AELP demands widespread changes to 20 per cent off-the-job apprenticeship training rule Calls are being made for widespread changes to the minimum 20 per cent off-the-job training apprenticeship rule, in a… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Decision to retain forced maths and English GCSE resits ‘extremely’ disappointing A government move to continue insisting on widespread GCSE maths and English resits – through the heavily criticised condition… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Ofsted watch: College snubbed from register rated ‘outstanding’ for apprenticeships A college that didn’t make it on to the government’s new Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers has received an… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Breaking: Ofsted launches official ‘good’ logo in policy U-turn A new logo is being launched by Ofsted for providers rated ‘good’ – seven months after FE Week exclusively… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y Newer 1 549 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 851 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
