Apprenticeships UCAS points for apprenticeships planned by the end of 2023 UCAS chief confirms team is working with Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education on plans. Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Sponsored post Sponsored How cloud migration can increase colleges’ data security: protecting the people that matter most Recent cyber-attacks on colleges have resulted in the loss of important data, putting students and staff at risk. Moving… CIVICA 2y CIVICA 2y Apprenticeships Exclusive Employer and apprentice feedback ratings for providers revealed FE Week has obtained the list of every provider’s rating for the first time Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Apprenticeships, Budget, over-50s, Skills bootcamps Chancellor to announce ‘returnerships’ and bootcamps expansion in ‘back to work’ budget Jeremy Hunt to target schemes at the over-50s Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Ofsted, Politics Labour proposes ‘report card’ to replace Ofsted grades Bridget Phillipson will say schools and colleges deserve better ‘than a system that is high stakes for staff, but… Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y Adult education, Funding Dismay as AEB funding boost excludes key skills shortages – and women The Department for Education has defended its decision to exclude key skills shortage areas from in-year AEB funding increases Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y T Levels Exclusive Blame game over T Level delay ‘Frustrated’ college chiefs hit out at last-minute announcement Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Skills bootcamps Exclusive Skills bootcamps struggle to attract learners as devolved areas lower sights Combined authorities report competition with national procurement on wave three skills bootcamps Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Ofsted Watchdog cites loud music and vaping as Surrey college downgraded East Surrey College handed ‘requires improvement’ rating over apprenticeships and behaviour and attitudes Jason Noble 2y Jason Noble 2y Colleges College finally signs subcontracting scandal repayment plan But leaders are keeping the details under wraps Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y 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 Newer 1 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 816 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4w Jessica Hill 4w Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
