News Area review reports and recommendations finally published This afternoon the Department for Education began publishing reports and recommendations for area reviews in the first two waves…. FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Exclusive SFA apprenticeship tender for small employers rejected by quarter of providers A quarter of apprenticeship providers have declined the opportunity compete for an SFA contract to deliver training to small and… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Learndirect top-slices almost £20 million through subcontractors deals Latest figures have shown that Learndirect top-sliced almost £20 million through its deals with subcontractors last academic year, FE… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Skills minister bids farewell to Team UK with heartfelt speech “You are helping to improve the national culture around skills and apprenticeships” was the message from Robert Halfon to… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News UTC Cambridge hit by Ofsted grade four rating A University Technical College based in Cambridge has been hit with an ‘inadequate’ grade by the education watchdog Ofsted…. Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Ron Dearing UTC expands a year before opening A University Technical College (UTC) scheduled to open in Hull next year has expanded to accommodate an extra 50… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Lewisham Southwark College still wants Newcastle merger despite local offers A struggling London college is still trying to engineer a merger with a group based almost 300 miles away… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive Half the levy will be paid by just 400 employers – but who are they? Around half of the upcoming apprenticeship levy will be paid by just 400 employers – but the Skills Funding… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Nescot appoints principal but controversial former head Sunaina Mann stays at Saudi subsidiary LATEST: Nescot accepts former £360k a year principal was unfairly dismissed Nescot, which has been dogged by scandal throughout… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Scammers target colleges during AoC conference FE colleges have been targeted by a spate of attempted frauds in the past few weeks – including several… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Scotland and Wales dominate Skills Show 2016 medal table Around 200 of the UK’s top vocational learners were rewarded with gold, silver and bronze medals at the closing… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive Providers found ignoring apprenticeship register application guidance just hours from critical deadline Organisations wanting to deliver apprenticeships from next May are failing to follow instructions from the Skills Funding Agency just… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 854 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
