Apprenticeships ‘Stronger’ apprenticeship accountability measures revealed Thresholds on apprentice withdrawals and breaks in learning have been reduced Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Awarding New FAB boss suddenly resigns Kion Ahadi was Federation of Awarding Bodies’ chief executive for just two months Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Colleges AoC calls for new skills body and awarding powers for colleges The AoC’s proposal appears to echo Labour’s pledge to set up Skills England, a “taskforce” which would ensure accountability… Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Ofsted ‘Inadequate’ provider slammed for ‘poorly planned’ training Inspectors said most apprentices had one hour of online learning ‘once or twice a month’ Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Colleges Lecturer wins £44k payout after five-year safety row with college group Employment tribunal orders Capital City College Group to pay former lecturer who complained about workshop flooding Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Ofsted Former Ofsted chief to lead watchdog’s independent review Inquiry will look at whether watchdog’s policies for responding to tragic incidents need to be revised after Ruth Perry… Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y News Ofsted rolls out key complaints process changes Watchdog also beefs up its policy on pausing inspections Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Ofsted Keegan refuses to retract remarks about punching Ofsted inspectors Education secretary says comment was ‘light-hearted’ and she ‘clearly would not be punching anyone, or advocating anyone else do… Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Politics Who is Luke Hall? 11 facts about the new skills, apprenticeships and HE minister He replaces Robert Halfon who suddenly resigned last week Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Ofsted upgrades ‘resilient’ emergency care provider from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ Medipro staff were thanked for their ‘fortitude’ after sudden and complex influx of apprentices Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Colleges, Long read Long read Resilient Ricketts: How Brooklands was saved from going broke The story of a college’s fight for survival after a subcontracting scandal left it on the brink of insolvency Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Assessment Exclusive Special exam requests soar in colleges Staff are being stretched and campuses closed in some cases Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Newer 1 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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
