T Levels ‘Lower than expected’: T Levels attract 10,200 new students in 2022 New DfE data indicates 10,000 starts in 2022 but AoC says some colleges have struggled to attract learners Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y BTECs Keegan resists calls to rethink BTEC defunding plan Leaders warn it ‘makes absolutely no sense’ to press on with axing existing level 3s. Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Apprenticeships, Spring budget Ex-DfE ministers call for ‘apprenticeship levy 2.0’ Familiar faces Greening and Milton, who were education ministers when the apprenticeship levy launched in 2017, have joined calls… Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y News Exclusive Keegan delays launch of new 2023 T Levels Quality concerns have been found in 4 of the courses due to be rolled out from September Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Apprenticeships, Degree apprenticeships Only current degree apprenticeship providers will get slice of £8m expansion fund Allocations for 102 unis and colleges have been revealed today Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Teacher training DfE hikes FE teacher training bursaries But stricter eligibility criteria is now in place and caps have been introduced Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Department for Education Revealed: 63 providers win slice of £32m higher technical skills injection fund Cash to be used on equipment, resources and upskilling in delivering higher technical qualifications Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Long read, T Levels Investigation Red tape and cost pressures leave firms struggling to offer T Level work placements Work placements are the most critical element of a T Level qualification, but employers are put off from offering… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Adult education, Higher education, Lifelong Learning, Skills reform Lifelong loan entitlement: Maintenance loans in and ELQ rule out Students studying higher level courses under the lifelong loan scheme will have access to maintenance loans following years of… Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges Leaders at large Norwich college ‘very disappointed’ as staff vote to strike Union says pay offer of up to 5.1 per cent is a ‘huge real terms pay cut’ Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Sponsored post Sponsored SkillBuild 2023 – why you should enter your learners as huge demand for construction skills remain The largest and longest-running construction skills competition in the UK returns, with registration now open for SkillBuild 2023.. The… Construction Industry Training Board 2y Construction Industry Training Board 2y News Limb to chair relaunched Lifelong Education Institute The current chair, former minister Chris Skidmore MP, is standing down at the end of the month to focus… Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Newer 1 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 803 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
