News Gove admits the UTCs experiment has failed The key ministerial architect of the government’s fast-unravelling policy on university technical colleges has admitted the experiment has failed…. Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive Digital Apprenticeship Service to be renamed prior to launch The Digital Apprenticeship Service (or DAS) is due for launch later this month, but will be renamed the ‘apprenticeship… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Grimsby Institute wins top AoC Beacon award The overall Leading Light winner from the prestigious national Association of Colleges (AoC) Beacon Awards has gone to the… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y 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 Newer 1 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 854 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
