News Ofqual consults on ESOL Regulations that govern foreign learners of English could be scrapped. Ofqual is considering three options for the future of… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Ofsted plans complaint change Ofsted is looking at slashing 25 days off its time limit for accepting complaints about inspections and publishing reports… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Cautious welcome for GCSE change Education Secretary Michael Gove’s plans to cull coursework by axing GCSEs for a new English baccalaureate have been welcomed… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Focus on ‘Deptford not Delhi’ says Ofsted chief Colleges could be at risk of focusing on international opportunities to the detriment of home-grown learners, Ofsted chief inspector… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Failed Skills Funding Agency research tender ‘ridiculous’ A 33-day timescale for research into a new payments regime for adult learning has been branded “ridiculous” by an… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Plans for audit of ‘rip-off’ provider fees shelved Plans for a government clampdown on “rip-off” provider fees have been shelved as industry leaders look at self-regulation. The… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Group Training Associations ‘the answer to skills gap’ A dying breed of business link-ups offering their own apprenticeships could hold the key to bridging the country’s skills… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News AoC ban delegates from tweeting A Twitter ban at Sir Michael Wilshaw’s Ofsted conference was defended by organisers as a “courtesy to the press”…. FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Another student satisfaction website launches A new Ofsted website measuring student satisfaction has entered the market, prompting concerns of a clash with the Skills… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA funding research fails to attract any bids The Skills Funding Agency has failed to attract a single bid on its tender for research into a new… FE Week 14y FE Week 14y News Jason Holt ‘disappointed’ by official snub Entrepreneur Jason Holt has told of his disappointment that the government has not taken heed of his recommendations that… FE Week 14y FE Week 14y News ‘Worrying’ 40% of providers miss apprenticeship data target Hundreds of providers are failing to hit a government target for keeping a check on whether new apprentices have… FE Week 14y FE Week 14y Newer 1 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 851 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo