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 3y Billy Camden 3y 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 3y Shane Chowen and Billy Camden 3y 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 3y Shane Chowen 3y 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 3y Jason Noble 3y 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 3y Jason Noble 3y 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 3y Billy Camden 3y Adult education Community learning U-turn for Somerset after ‘rollercoaster’ decade Grant funding to return to county council later this year Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges Improved pay deal secured for West Thames College staff UCU reports additional talks have secured 5 per cent pay deal Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y 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 3y NCFE 3y 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 3y Jason Noble 3y 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 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Newer 1 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 832 Older Must read 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 2d Anviksha Patel 2d 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
