National Apprenticeship Week 2023 15/02/2023 Find out more News Exclusive Marples family to sue DfE for over £37m Founder of 3aaa seeks damages for aborted sale in 2016 Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Training Providers Over 100 jobs lost as Go Train files for liquidation The training provider has ceased trading immediately, ending 30 years of business in the adult education sector Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen and Billy Camden 2y Colleges Redundancy risk as former national college consults on its future NCATI, formerly the National College for High Speed Rail, has been struggling to recruit the apprenticeships needed to sustain… Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges, Ofsted Residential college stops use of ‘intrusive’ body cameras Ofsted rating for residential provision drops from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’ at Hartpury College Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y UTCs ‘Disappointment’ at 13th UTC closure ‘Good’ rated Watford college will shut at the end of the academic year due to low student demand Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Apprenticeships Halfon: No need for apprenticeship levy controls despite budget squeeze Minister also takes aim at business groups and national media peddling fake news about ‘wasted’ levy funding Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Adult education Community learning U-turn for Somerset after ‘rollercoaster’ decade Grant funding to return to county council later this year Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges Improved pay deal secured for West Thames College staff UCU reports additional talks have secured 5 per cent pay deal Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Sponsored post Sponsored Why apprenticeships can be key to supporting learners with SEND into employment We need to better understand potential barriers if we are to attract more apprentices with Special Educational Needs and/or… NCFE 2y NCFE 2y T Levels DfE announces new £12m T Level employer placement fund Fresh fund aims to encourage employers to take on T Level placements despite huge underspend in previous scheme Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Colleges, Ofsted Third ‘outstanding’ in a row for Catholic sixth form college Inspectors praise culture of ‘continuous improvement’, alongside ‘passionate and committed’ governors and ‘high-quality’ education Tallulah Taylor 2y Tallulah Taylor 2y Newer 1 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 807 Older Must read Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo 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
