News Hawk swoops for a grade one The 14-month wait for an outstanding independent learning provider (ILP) under Ofsted’s current common inspection framework is over. The… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News, Opinion Hancock, Whitehead and the £40bn employer spend claim Is the claim, most recently made in the Whitehead Review, that employers in England spend £40bn on training true,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Two big employers hit Ofsted low Two big name employers have been hit with damning grade four Ofsted inspection results. InterContinental Hotels Group Services Company… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Hawk swoops for a grade one The 14-month wait for an outstanding independent learning provider (ILP) under Ofsted’s current common inspection framework is over. The… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Whitehead’s bonfire of the quals Around 95 per cent of the adult vocational market’s 19,000-plus qualifications could be axed under radical proposals to “de-clutter… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Training provider under investigation A London-based training provider is under its second investigation from the same awarding body following complaints from learners. Bright… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Government ‘not doing enough’ over apprentice illegal wage investigations Just five per cent of complaints made over the summer about bosses paying apprentices below the National Minimum Wage… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Call for ‘heads to roll’ amid SFA software delays College and training provider data staff have demanded action after struggling to submit accurate data because of problems with… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Royal seal of approval for Skills Show The Skills Show will be given the royal seal of approval by Princess Anne through her role as president… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Elmfield probe ‘ongoing’ despite pre-pack sale An investigation into Elmfield Training will continue despite part of the company having been sold to a nursing homes… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Elmfield Training purchased in pre-pack after going into administration The majority of Elmfield Training’s business and assets has been sold to EQL Solutions Limited, which is one hundred… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Intervention inquiry welcomes FE Commissioner but calls for ‘better early warning signals’ A six-month inquiry into FE intervention has welcomed the government’s plan for an FE Commissioner, but called for “better… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 831 Older Must read 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 5d Shane Chowen 5d 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
