Apprenticeships, Ofsted Ofsted upgrades ‘resilient’ emergency care provider from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ Medipro staff were thanked for their ‘fortitude’ after sudden and complex influx of apprentices Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Colleges, Long read Long read Resilient Ricketts: How Brooklands was saved from going broke The story of a college’s fight for survival after a subcontracting scandal left it on the brink of insolvency Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Exams Exclusive Special exam requests soar in colleges Staff are being stretched and campuses closed in some cases Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y News Long read The court ruling that ‘cast a long shadow’ over college VAT Multiple colleges lodge HMRC tax assessments after landmark decision Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y AEB, Devolution Mayoral authorities can’t afford new national adult ed funding rates Greater Manchester claims new rates would lead to 22% drop in learner volumes Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Apprenticeships Exclusive IfATE slated for apprenticeship assessment reform confusion Institute changes guidance AGAIN after sector outrage Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Politics Exclusive Exit interview: Why Robert Halfon quit ‘the best job in government’ Halfon tells FE Week he ‘did all he could’ after leaving skills minister role Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Apprenticeships Apprentice minimum wage should be linked to age, says Low Pay Commission Government advisory body finds evidence for scrapping apprentice rate but cites risks to labour market if removed Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Ofsted ‘Consultation not referendum’: Oliver defends Ofsted’s ‘Big Listen’ Union leader raises ‘significant concerns’ about the design of Ofsted’s consultation Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Apprenticeships, Higher education Revealed: The 8 trainers that will pilot teacher degree apprenticeship Government also reveals schools will get ‘financial incentives’ to cover trainees’ salaries while they train off the job Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Colleges, Pay Unions demand 10% FE staff pay rise in 2024/25 Negotiations for pay deal begin in May Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Apprenticeships Apprenticeship funding rules 2024/25: Changes you need to know Reforms to additional learning support, subcontracting, SEND FSQs and active learning are coming Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Newer 1 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 802 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 1mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
