Apprenticeships Faster apprenticeship payments to providers as DfE ditches duplicate data Database fix to cut admin and speed up apprenticeship funding payments Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Apprenticeships Providers to assess apprentices in EPA overhaul DfE claims more red tape cut as it confirms assessment rule changes Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Colleges, FE workforce 23 sixth form colleges vote to strike in NASUWT ballot But the union has been criticised for also balloting teachers in academised sixth form colleges not involved in the… Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Politics, Skills reform IfATE abolition laws pass the Lords Amendments to delay full rollout of Skills England likely to be overturned Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Apprenticeships English and maths rule scrapped for adult apprentices, DfE confirms Ministers also reveal the apprenticeship minimum duration will be reduced from 12 to 8 months Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Skills reform Tech exec and ex-DfE perm sec to lead Skills England Phil Smith and David Bell named chair and vice chair respectively, while two senior civil servants will jobshare as… FE Week Reporter 1y Anviksha Patel and Josh Mellor 1y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Public relations training firm rated ‘outstanding’ Apprenticeships provision at international PR company lauded for ‘exceptional’ leadership Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Colleges Legal win fails to spark Catholic sixth form academy bids A suggestion that sixth forms could form their own trust faces barriers from bishops who aren’t used to power… Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y News Sir Ian Bauckham confirmed as permanent Ofqual chief The former academy trust CEO has served in an interim capacity for over a year FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Ofsted Exclusive Ofsted report cards: We’ll face more pressure, not less, say FE staff Leaders warn of ‘greater risk of error’ which is likely to lead to more complaints Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Awarding, Politics £16k legal bill blow as apprentice assessor’s £50k fine upheld EPAO refutes Ofqual allegations that the company deliberately breached rules for financial gain Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Apprenticeships Exclusive DfE to relax functional skills rules for apprentices Ministers expected to announce major rule change imminently Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Newer 1 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 854 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 13h Josh Mellor 13h 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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
