WorldSkills WorldSkills UK rolls out Centre of Excellence after three-year pilot UK further and higher education organisations can now access ‘world-class’ teacher training and networks through the scheme Joshua Stein 3y Joshua Stein 3y Apprenticeships, Politics Perkins pledges additional spending on SME apprenticeships Labour’s plan to replace the apprenticeship levy won’t reduce SME apprenticeships, the shadow minister said Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Devolution, Long read Skills and training: the centrepiece of Brabin’s northern project The mayor claims to have used her adult education budget to target areas where change was needed most, but… Jessica Hill 3y Jessica Hill 3y News Capita loses out on £233m Teachers’ Pension Scheme contract to Indian IT firm Outsourcing firm has run the pension scheme for 27 years, but also recently pulled out of teacher training contract Amy Walker 3y Amy Walker 3y Politics Exclusive College principal to succeed Birbalsingh as social mobility chair Alun Francis has been filling in as interim chair since ‘country’s strictest headteacher’ resigned in January FE Week Reporter 3y FE Week Reporter 3y Apprenticeships Exceptional funding review: Care apprenticeships boosted by a third Care apprenticeships will receive larger than expected funding increases Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Training Providers AELP chief Jane Hickie to stand down The training body boss will officially leave at the end of this week Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Staff Judge upholds 71-year-old teacher’s Covid complaints The teacher argued that she had been subjected to indirect age discrimination Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y Training Providers ‘Inadequate’ provider stops trading with almost £1m in unpaid bills Adult care provider likely won’t be able to pay back any debts Anviksha Patel 3y Anviksha Patel 3y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Ofsted slams apprenticeship provider for training ‘more akin to CPD’ Inspectors said apprentices already had experience of the sector so shouldn’t be eligible for apprenticeship funding Joshua Stein 3y Joshua Stein 3y Training Providers Exclusive PeoplePlus walks away from AEB delivery Three years ago PeoplePlus held the largest national AEB contract among all independent training providers Joshua Stein 3y Joshua Stein 3y Colleges, Governance Exclusive Unpresidented: College in ‘crisis’ over best-paid CEO’s new role Governance concerns as accusations of nepotism also come to light Anviksha Patel 3y Anviksha Patel 3y Newer 1 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 842 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