News Management consultant and former Tony Blair adviser to lead £20m DfE careers company Prominent management consultant and former adviser to Tony Blair Claudia Harris has been appointed to lead the Department for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 Newer 1 655 656 657 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 840 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 16-19 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo