Apprenticeships, Skills reform King’s Speech 2023: What was promised for FE and skills Government pledges to introduce Advanced British Standard and increase apprenticeships Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Colleges, Long read, SEND National Star College: teaching students how to speak up and fight back Dan, who has cerebral palsy and communicates with the world through technology that tracks his eye movements, giggles with… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Adult education Adult education participation hits record high But inequalities remain across social and geographical groups Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Apprenticeships Ofqual drops first ever apprenticeship assessment stats City and Guilds dominate the EPA market Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges, Devolution Combined authority ponders double college build to tackle FE ‘cold spots’ ‘Initial conversations’ also taken place with FE colleges over their views on the project Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Staff, strike, UCU UCU general secretary launches re-election bid Jo Grady confirms her candidacy for next year’s elections Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Training Providers Funding officials unconcerned over training providers’ financial health Provider forecasts show nine in ten predict good or better financial health Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Apprenticeships, SEND SEND apprenticeship pilot proving a hit Relaxing of functional skills rules removes barriers for people with learning difficulties Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges Lauener steps down as NCG chair early for ‘personal reasons’ Ex-ESFA chief will stay on as chair of Student Loans Company and CITB Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Investigation £1.5bn immigration skills charge ‘blackhole’ revealed Ministers slammed for ‘zero transparency’ over whether tax tops up domestic training budget Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Training Providers Fraud and error ‘getting worse’ in FE Majority of £50m funding clawed back last year was from independent training providers Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Adult education Winners of Mayor of London Adult Learning Awards 2023 revealed Awards recognise inspirational Londoners and providers for their contributions to adult learning Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Newer 1 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
