News More than half of apprenticeship standards still have no assessor Too many uncertainties in the new apprenticeship system is fuelling the acute lack of assessment organisations for new standards,… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y 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 Newer 1 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
