Apprenticeships, Higher education UCAS launches new apprenticeship service University admissions body officially adds apprenticeship options to its site Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Care recruiter turned training provider ‘unable to verify’ apprentices have jobs Ofsted hits firm with ‘inadequate’ after failing to evidence funding claims Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Colleges, sixth form colleges ‘Groundbreaking’ school and college partnership to deliver new sixth form Richmond Upon Thames College and neighbouring school to open new sixth form to 50 students next year Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Apprenticeships Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards honour diverse talent and inclusive employers Award winners praised for demonstrating ‘remarkable dedication and resilience’ Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y News Training provider calls it quits after 50 years Key Training locks its doors after failing to renew borrowing facilities Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Apprenticeships Exclusive Portable flexi-jobs apprenticeship pilot flops Providers hit less than 1% of their target with just 2 months to go Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Adult education Exclusive Workers face £40k financial penalty if they switch careers, research warns Experts call for lifelong learning entitlement to be expanded to help ease financial burden Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships IFS calls for uniform subsidy rate for apprenticeship levy Economists also warn that Labour’s plan to expand the levy risks ‘significant deadweight costs’ Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y News Oliver formally confirmed as next Ofsted chief inspector Schools boss pledges to be ’empathetic, compassionate and understanding of the challenges that those of us working in education… Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Assessment, Awarding Ofqual extends term-time checkpoints to hundreds of thousands more VTQ students Extra workload anticipated for schools and colleges to ensure grades are handed out on time Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News Dwindling SME starts drag down apprenticeship figures in 2022/23 Starts for level 2 also continue to fall while higher levels shoot up Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Sponsored post Sponsored How apprenticeships can provide effective employee retention People want to be the best that they can be, and an apprenticeship gives them a structure to do… Advertorial 2y Pearson 2y Newer 1 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 832 Older Must read 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 1d Anviksha Patel 1d 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo