AEB, Devolution York and North Yorkshire secures adult education powers in devolution deal York and North Yorkshire devolution deal will include adult education budget powers and inclusion with local skills improvement plans… Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Exams 1,600 university places delayed after awarding body misses Access to HE submission deadline An investigation has been launched by the HE Quality Assurance Agency Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges Colleges celebrate alumni in England Women’s Euro 2022 squad ahead of final Some of the England women’s Euro 2022 team studied at colleges, who have praised their achievements during the tournament Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Department for Education DfE opens £32m injection fund bids for higher technical qualifications The DfE aims to boost take-up of level 4 and 5 higher technical qualification courses. Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges Strike threat cancelled after Merseyside college ups staff pay offer from 1% to 9.8% Hugh Baird College secures 9.8 per cent pay rise after vote to strike last month. Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Exams Unions threaten results day disruption as AQA staff plan three-day strike Some AQA staff will strike over pay later this month, but the exam board said claims of results day… Tom Belger 3y Tom Belger 3y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Anglia Ruskin University apprenticeships ‘require improvement’, Ofsted says Anglia Ruskin University has more than 2,000 apprentices on higher level programmes. Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Adult education Free courses for jobs: seven findings from early analysis of the scheme An analysis of the first eight months of the free courses for jobs scheme has found three quarters of… Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships Calls renewed for apprenticeship incentive payments as data shows ‘rebalance’ towards young people Three quarters of the 195,000 apprentices under the government’s incentive scheme were aged 16-24. Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Funding, Skills reform Next step in adult education funding overhaul Over a year after plans were first proposed, DfE has released more detail on reforming adult education funding and… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y T Levels Ungraded and ‘requires improvement’ providers can deliver more T Levels sooner Updated guidance makes ‘requires improvement’ and ungraded providers eligible to deliver more T Levels from September 2023. Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Apprenticeships ‘Big win’ for providers as ESFA unveils new apprenticeship funding rules Achievement rates are expected to improve as a result of the changes Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Newer 1 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 803 Older Must read 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories 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 Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
