Colleges Hull College exits intervention after 7 years Principal Debra Gray said the college has been ‘transformed back into a highly respected’ institution Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Apprenticeships Apprenticeship starts dip 12% after functional skills rate announcement Starts dive month after officials announced funding fast-track Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y National Apprenticeship Week 2024 14/02/2024 Find out more 16-19 16-19 funding to rise by 1.9% from August 2024 Uplifts won’t help teacher recruitment and retention crisis, AoC said Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges, English and maths, Skills reform DfE to introduce English and maths resit minimum hours and scrap 5% tolerance ‘Wholly unhelpful’ changes to condition of funding rules amid concerns over rising non-compliance Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Wolf offers 3 apprenticeship policy ‘slam dunks’ for next government Former PM skills adviser warns apprenticeships ‘heading in the wrong direction’ and Labour’s plans will ‘make things worse’ Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Sponsored post Sponsored Curriculum planning to meet skills needs In recent months, the UK Government made a big push towards matching colleges’ provision with that of the Local… Code Institute 2y Code Institute 2y T Levels Exclusive IfATE backtracks on public sector T Level targets Board members wanted to ‘lobby’ for placement targets but later changed their minds Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Apprenticeships Exclusive Tory constituencies hit hard by apprenticeship levy introduction Apprenticeship starts are down 26 per cent in the prime minister’s constituency Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Ofsted Local authority receives rare grade 4 Ofsted rating Inspectors find no governance arrangements or quality assurance at Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News Exclusive Top skills civil servant Kirsty Evans to leave DfE She’s the latest in a string of high-profile departures Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Sponsored post Sponsored Could you be the next NCG Leader? I am extremely proud to lead NCG, and right now we have five rare and exciting opportunities to join… Advertorial 2y Liz Bromley 2y Newer 1 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 839 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
