News Ofsted issues warning over ‘misleading’ tweet Ofsted is set to warn the boss of a London-based subcontractor to remove a Twitter post that wrongly suggested… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Vocational quals in a league of their own For the first time FE league tables have been released separately, listing institutions’ performance in academic and vocational qualifications…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Baker ‘delighted’ as Gove green light means UTCs hit 50 mark The number of University Technical Colleges (UTCs) is set to hit 50 after six more of the institutions offering… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Opposite ends but same Ofsted results joy Two general FE colleges at opposite ends of England have received glowing Ofsted reports. York College and Weston College,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Restaurant closure hits apprentice chefs More than a dozen apprentice chefs were left stranded with their independent learning provider apparently having gone to the… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Delays in traineeship benefits exemption branded a ‘mess’ Frustration is growing among providers as they continue to wait for the government to bring in a promised benefits… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Apprentice loans still processed due to ‘comms failure’ Business Secretary Vince Cable was grilled by MPs over why apprentice FE loans were still being officially advertised and… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Business Secretary grilled by MPs over failed apprentice FE loans Business Secretary Vince Cable (pictured) was grilled by MPs over apprenticeship FE loans during a sitting of the Business,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Rise in ‘economically inactive’ 16 to 24-year-olds The number of 16 to 24-year-olds not in work in the UK has risen slightly, a monthly report has… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Labour’s jobseeker training proposal welcomed — but where’s the money for it, ask FE leaders Proposals to make jobseekers take part in English, maths and IT training to qualify for benefits have been welcomed… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Cable to face MPs’ questions over failed apprentice loans policy Business Secretary Vince Cable is this week expected to be grilled by MPs about the failed apprenticeship FE loans… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Sector leaders turn up heat on Skills Minister Matthew Hancock over controversial funding cut An official impact assessment on the government’s controversial education funding rate cut for 18-year-olds has come under fire from… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 829 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 5mo Billy Camden 5mo
