News Final levels of apprenticeship funding revealed This morning the government released an update to their apprenticeship reform plans, including final levels of funding for new framework… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News First evidence session grilling for Halfon on apprenticeships The first parliamentary evidence session grilling for apprenticeships and skills minister Robert Halfon will take place on Wednesday (November… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Two more UTCs struggling: one planning to become a secondary, the other facing takeover A university technical college with low pupil numbers has been ditched by its sponsor for costing too much, while… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News FE commissioner to face questions on area reviews Sir David Collins is to face a grilling from MPs on the progress of the area reviews of post-16… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Strike cancelled after college gives compulsory redundancy assurance Planned strike action at Hull College has been called off, after bosses gave assurances that there would not be… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News City of Liverpool College placed in administered status by ‘extremely concerned’ minister Administered status has been imposed on City of Liverpool College by apprenticeships and skills minister Robert Halfon, who is… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News National programme launched to boost apprenticeship end-point assessment The government has launched a new programme to tackle the shortage of end-point assessors in apprenticeships, after FE Week reported… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Federation of Awarding Bodies appoints new chair and vice chair A new chair and vice chair have been appointed at the Federation of Awarding Bodies, the membership organisation for… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News College asset stripping fears eased by area review guidance Fears that private equity firms could be allowed to asset strip failed colleges have been eased, with the publication… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive: AoC India to close after 25 colleges quit A college partnership network set up by the Association of Colleges to provide UK vocational education and training programmes… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Ofqual boss urged to ‘fight’ for apprenticeship assessment watchdog role “Stand up and fight” to become the apprenticeship assessment watchdog – that was the call to Ofqual’s boss from… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Devolve FE funding to tackle post-Brexit skills gap, London mayor demands Demands are being made by London mayor Sadiq Khan for devolution of all post-16 FE funding, to bridge post-Brexit… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y Newer 1 581 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 851 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
