Apprenticeships Scrap the levy transfer cap, say business leaders Just 2.7% of apprenticeship levy payers have transferred funds to smaller businesses Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y News Council tells students to study from home as it cuts transport Measures could exclude vulnerable learners, says local principal Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Young people Awarding body writes off £2.5m as T Level recruitment stalls Lower than expected T Level student numbers have hit charity NCFE’s books Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges Exclusive Colleges facing long delays for severance pay approvals One college still awaiting for approval on a retrospective exit payment Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News Exclusive No tolerance: The true cost of resit reforms Provider fines to hit £45m a year without 5% tolerance threshold Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Skills reform Exclusive Destinations unknown: ILR data cut angers MCAs Destination and progression submission requirement to end in 2024/25 Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Higher education, Training Providers Office for Students to investigate uni’s subcontractors Leeds Trinity University faces regulatory probe over subcontracting Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Inclusion, Ofsted Four things to know from Ofsted’s careers review in specialist colleges Watchdog criticises local authority non-compliance with SEND learner transitions to FE and training Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Adult education, Apprenticeships, Young people ‘Politically driven’ post-16 policy churn has damaged stability, think tank warns Leaders urged to address ‘short attention spans’ to create more stable political consensus and improve post-16 inequalities and data… Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y 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 Newer 1 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 854 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
