Apprenticeships Exclusive MoJ’s prison service U-turns on mandatory apprenticeships Training requirements ‘put strain’ on prison safety, HMPPS says as thousands of custody officers drop out Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Adult education First Holex CEO revealed Caroline McDonald will assume the position of the membership body’s first chief executive from August Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News DfE mistakenly gives university intervention powers to FE Commissioner New policy doc to be retracted after accidentally expanding FECs remit into HE Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Ofsted Ofsted downgrades large Birmingham college to ‘requires improvement’ Inspectors criticise low achievement rates and poor attendance at SCCB Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y FE workforce College awards ‘incredible’ pay rise of up to 12.8% Myerscough College staff won a 12.8 per cent pay rise – the largest this year Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Adult education, Higher education Delayed: Lifelong learning entitlement pushed back to 2026 LLE introduction pushed back to test new systems for smaller cohort of learners Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Sponsored post Sponsored Is your organisation prepared for a major incident? We live in an unpredictable world where an unforeseen incident or environmental event could disrupt a Further Education (FE)… Advertorial 2y Gallagher 2y Colleges East Coast College names new principal Several changes to the college’s board have also been made following sudden departure of previous boss Stuart Rimmer FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Students New FE VP to ‘rebuild trust’ in NUS Students have elected Qasim Hussain as the next NUS vice president (further education) Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y 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 Newer 1 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 854 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 1d Josh Mellor 1d 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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
