News Government U-turn on new childcare apprenticeships hailed a victory for employers A government U-turn today on GCSE English and maths entry requirements for new childcare apprenticeships launching in August has been… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Javid refuses to rule out college closures in wake of cuts during grilling from MPs New Business Secretary Sajid Javid has refused to rule out college closures as a result of adult skills budget… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ETF launches how-to guides to help ’embed’ one-year-old professional standards The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) today launched a series of how-to guides for its online professional standards resources for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ‘Youngest grade one MD’ outlines journey to outstanding from requires improvement in just over a year The managing director of a family-run Nottingham-based provider that shot up two Ofsted ratings to outstanding in just 16 months has… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Police shelve investigation into provider that owed £800k Warwickshire Police have shelved their investigation into independent learning provider Bright International, which left learners, staff and other creditors… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ‘Still early days’ says BIS after just 300 Trailblazer apprenticeship starts in nine months The government has defended Trailblazer apprenticeships after official figures indicated there had been just 300 starts on the new… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New BIS committee chair calls for ‘real controls’ on success rates New Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee chair Iain Wright (pictured) has called for “real controls and mitigating actions” on… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Principal issues Ofsted complaint after two-grade fall from outstanding A college that fell two Ofsted grades from outstanding has issued a formal complaint against Ofsted claiming it unfairly… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Hopes for a positive response to Business Secretary Javid letter Sector leaders backed “radical change” and stressed that they do not want to “defend the status quo” in a… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News FE cuts petition signed by 42,500 handed over to 10 Downing Street Sector leaders have this morning handed in a petition to Number 10 Downing Street that was signed by more… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Pensions write-off in EFA deal to shed cash-strapped college The government paid a “one-off settlement” to write off the pension liabilities of a cash-strapped sixth form college as… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Former FE Funding Council boss lends weight to concerns for sector future Former FE funding boss Sir David Melville (pictured above) has become the latest high-profile voice to express serious concerns about… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 829 Older Must read Qualifications 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo
