WorldSkills Team UK jet off for special WorldSkills competition 61 finals take place in 15 countries with more than 1,000 competitors over the next two months Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Industrial action Picket lines swell as college staff strike in bid for higher pay Unions have called for a 10% rise to help with the cost-of-living crisis Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Apprenticeships Making it easier for SMEs to take on apprentices at top of skills minister’s agenda But she is yet to be party to departmental conversations about making this happen Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y 14-16 Researchers to explore 14-16 college provision for first time Study will assess outcomes for around 10,000 direct entry learners Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges Religious sixth form colleges to academise from 2023 Regulations are expected to come into force this autumn Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Ofsted leaves a bitter taste for online-only dental school Ofsted reported that no apprentices will finish their course in time Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships New funding rule for breaks in employment WILL apply to existing apprentices The DfE published version two of the apprenticeship funding rules today Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Higher education Consultation launches on ‘risk register’ for HE colleges and universities Office for Students says colleges and universities will be expected to evidence potential risks to equality Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Adult education Winners of inaugural London Adult Learning Awards revealed The London Ambulance Service and Greggs are among the winners of the very first Mayor of London Adult Learning… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Colleges, Industrial action Oxfordshire college settles staff dispute after agreeing to ‘significant’ pay rise Abingdon and Witney College staff have now called off a strike Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Devolution, Politics ‘No, madam minister’: Street slams Jenkyns’ devo-sceptic remarks The skills minister should be ‘spoken to’ by the chief whip for questioning adult skills devolution, according to west… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Apprenticeships, Prison education First prisoners start work as apprentices after change in law Up to 300 prisoners are expected to be recruited onto apprenticeships by 2025 Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Newer 1 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 817 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
