Apprenticeships Autumn statement: Apprentice minimum wage boosted to £6.40 an hour The 21% increase will take effect from April 2024 Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y WorldSkills UK national finals 2023 21/11/2023 Find out more Long read Long read Too few workers leaves childcare ‘revolution’ in peril The early years sector is facing debilitating staff shortages. Jessica Hill speaks to sector leaders about how reforms to… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Colleges New borrowing rules posing cashflow problems for colleges Rules imposed last year amount to a ‘perfect storm’, FE leaders warn Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y WorldSkills UK Revealed: WorldSkills UK’s 2023 national finals results UK’s best vocational and technical skills talent honoured in Greater Manchester host region Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y WorldSkills, WorldSkills UK WorldSkills UK: Foundation skills medalists announced The national foundation skills finals ended with the medal ceremony at The Manchester College Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y FE workforce Grady faces three challengers in bid to lead UCU The top job candidates all work in the university sector Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Young people Exclusive DfE claws back two thirds of £10m T Level employer incentive cash Business representatives slam ‘disappointing’ underspend but officials claim some simply rejected the offer Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Adult education, Skills reform Ofsted to assess spending on Sunak’s maths scheme Multiply oversight concerns set to be addressed by education watchdog Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Young people DfE ‘considering’ making sex education compulsory in colleges The move follows calls by MPs in July to extend the provision to post-16 settings Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform Exclusive Treasury plans apprenticeship levy restrictions Chancellor wants to act on soaring degree-level apprenticeship spending Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges Seven colleges scoop royal prize for further education ‘Ground-breaking’ college initiatives in space engineering, nuclear and maritime among this year’s Queen’s Anniversary Prize winners FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Newer 1 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 850 Older Must read 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
