News IfA to charge assessment organisations for quality assurance The Institute for Apprenticeships will charge apprenticeship assessment organisations for external quality assurance of new standards – despite Ofqual… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Greater Manchester UTC is seventh to announce closure The Greater Manchester University Technical College (UTC) will close at the end of this academic year, becoming the seventh… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Essex County Council learning branded ‘inadequate’ A major local authority which delivers adult education to more than 12,000 learners has been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted…. Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Colleges rely on A&E to help students with serious mental health issues Colleges are increasingly sending students who reach “crisis point” to accident and emergency, an FE Week investigation has heard…. Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Two principals on IfA’s board – but what happens to their £15k paycheques? One of the two college principals who will sit on the board at the Institute for Apprenticeships has refused… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News DfE silent on FE commissioner intervention reports A stop appears to have been put on publication of FE commissioner intervention reports, despite growing numbers of failing… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ofsted watch: Outstanding rating highlight of positive week for FE The new year’s first outstanding Ofsted verdict for an FE provider was handed out this week, with two independent… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Education leaders call for co-ordinated national ESOL strategy Two of the country’s most senior educators have called on the government to produce a coherent national strategy for… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News FE Week victory: apprenticeship rules ban brokerage Public funds cannot be used to pay brokers’ fees, the Skills Funding Agency has officially ruled. In its final… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Ofsted denies going soft on employers despite IfA notes Ofsted has been forced to deny it would reduce its inspections of apprenticeships employer-providers to “samples”, despite the secret… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Carlisle College becomes NCG fifth FE college member NCG has confirmed it will absorb yet another provider in the north following months of talks. Further consolidation is… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive Epping Forest College hires finance director despite £338k IT scandal The deputy chief executive of a major London college who abruptly left his post last summer over financial irregularities… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 845 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
