News Hotly anticipated apprenticeship levy funding update released Nearly all employers will only have to contribute 10 per cent to the cost of an apprenticeship from April 2017,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News FE students add to Team GB Olympic medal haul As the curtain comes down on Rio 2016, FE students past and present have helped Team GB storm to… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Exclusive DfE to consult on banning apprenticeships at grade four colleges More than ten colleges could be excluded from accessing apprenticeship funding because of their grade four Ofsted rating, FE… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Independent learning provider criticises Ofsted for ‘inappropriate’ timing The chief executive of a charity and independent learning provider focused on helping people with disabilities has declared the… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News College principal to keep job despite Ofsted ‘inadequate’ grade A principal will keep his job despite his college dropping two Ofsted grades to inadequate. The education watchdog’s verdict… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Schools careers advice added to skills minister brief Careers advice in schools has been added to the skills minister brief, as part of the machinery of government… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Delayed apprenticeship levy details finally due this week Long-awaited information on the apprenticeship levy is finally due to be released this Friday, after a series of delays…. Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Student protestors celebrate after performing arts courses saved Performing arts students who took to the streets to save their courses are celebrating after college leaders decided against… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News College Twitter rap for touting on neighbour’s turf They may say at Tesco that “every little helps” — but Bromley College faced criticism that it had overstepped… Paul Offord 10y Paul Offord 10y News Government upheavals undermining planning for next academic year Hold-ups to key FE announcements and reports caused by recent government upheavals are undermining planning for next academic year,… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Ofsted tightens up inspection regime as college mergers rocket The inspection regime is being tightened up by Ofsted to keep track on rocketing numbers of college mergers. Ofsted… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Three new college merger plans unveiled as eight partnerships finalised A four-way college link-up is one of three new major merger plans to have been unveiled— as eight partnerships involving… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y Newer 1 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 848 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
