News Damning Ofsted report that caused downfall of huge provider published The damning Ofsted report that caused the downfall of huge apprenticeship training provider First4Skills has now been published. The… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News SFA apprenticeship funding rules strengthened to deter employer kick-backs The apprenticeship funding rules, which come into force from May, have now been updated by the SFA to deter employer kick-backs…. Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y 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 Newer 1 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
