News College and training provider step in to save 500 jobs at First4Skills More than 500 jobs have been saved by a college and a training provider after another training provider behind around… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Is the De Vere case a one-off, asks Marsden The Skills Funding Agency and the National Apprenticeship Service have no idea how many providers are running introductory apprenticeships… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News New minister says he’s ‘learning and listening’ New further education minister Matthew Hancock has told for the first time of his “exciting agenda” for change when… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News New apprenticeship system to get ‘substantial upgrade’ An online system for rubber-stamping apprenticeships is in line for a “substantial upgrade” after less than a year. Students,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 14y FE Week Reporter 14y 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 Newer 1 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 823 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
