News Skills Funding Agency to remain in charge of assessment organisation register The Skills Funding Agency will stay in charge of the new register of apprentice assessment organisations, despite its slow… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News DfE writes off another £3m from undersubscribed UTCs Over £3 million of taxpayers’ money has been lost by the Department for Education, through unrecovered payments to failed… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News ‘Large-scale incident’ exposes college safeguarding failures in inadequate Ofsted report Epping Forest College has been rated ‘inadequate’ across-the-board, in an Ofsted report out today that warned of safeguarding failings… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Gazelle Group on its last legs after its director and most members quit The Gazelle Colleges Group is on life support following a precipitous drop in membership, months of inactivity and the… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Outstanding colleges might now expect a visit from Ofsted Ofsted seems to be heading for a U-turn on a controversial policy that exempts providers rated ‘outstanding’ from routine… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Funding reform will see 16-18 apprenticeships ‘drop by two thirds’ The government must make a “clear and unambiguous” commitment to 16-to-18 apprenticeships, after a major provider warned that funding… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Thousands competing in AoC Sport National Championships 2017 Up to 2,000 elite college sporting stars will travel to Nottingham in April to compete in the AoC Sport… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Sign Language qualifications accepted as English functional skills alternative for apprenticeships British Sign Language qualifications will be accepted instead of English functional skills for apprenticeships, in a move to encourage… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Institute for Apprenticeships consultation launched This morning the government launched their long awaited Institute for Apprenticeships consultation. With a January 31 deadline, you have less… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News FE principals neglected again as New Year’s honours list praises only a handful FE college principals have again fared poorly in the Queen’s honours list, with only three being recognised for their… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News FE figures honoured by the Queen in her 2017 list The work of the chief executive officer of adult learning provider City Lit has been recognised in this year’s… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Top 10 FE Week online news stories in 2016 FE Week continues to bring you all the important news, analysis and comment, pressing the government on key unanswered… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 580 854 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
