News ‘Inadequate’ Gateway SFC pulls back from Leicestershire area review A struggling sixth form college has pulled out of its ongoing area review, after a special intervention by sixth… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ofsted watch: West Cheshire College no longer ‘inadequate’ A mostly encouraging week for FE, with regards to Ofsted reports, saw West Cheshire College shed its inadequate tag…. Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Halfon puts lifelong learning back in the spotlight Lifelong learning is firmly back on the government’s agenda, according to the skills and apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon, who… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Report shows college struggle with ‘endemic’ sexualised behaviour Ofsted has blasted a college for “endemic” sexualised behaviour and incidents of sexual assault in a damning new report…. Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Large drop in number of standards lacking end-point assessors The proportion of learners on apprenticeship standards without an approved assessment organisation is dropping rapidly, according to new figures…. Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News SFA in dock after hundreds of learners struggle to recover loans cash when provider collapses Another highly profitable training provider has suddenly gone bust in mysterious circumstances, leaving hundreds of learners on the hook… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Introducing the Institute for Apprenticeships board members The government has finally announced the eight Institute for Apprenticeships board members (listed below), with the chair to be confirmed… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Cable delighted with industrial strategy commitment to adult education The former secretary of state for business, innovation and skills has told FE Week he is “delighted” that the… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: Institute for Apprenticeships appoints first director The first permanent employee of the Institute for Apprenticeships has finally been appointed, after ongoing delays and an absence… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Apprenticeship starts rise despite fall in vacancies Apprenticeship starts published by the DfE this morning show a slight increase, when comparing provisional figures for the first… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News SFA forced to delay publication of 2015/16 achievement rates as “technical issues” ongoing Qualifications achievement rates data for 2015/16 will not appear in tomorrow’s FE statistical first release because of “technical issues”,… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News National Apprenticeship Awards 2016: Meet the winners After an amazing evening at the stellar National Apprenticeship Awards 2016 ceremony last week (January 20), FE Week caught… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 854 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
