Apprenticeships, Long read

1 in 10 established apprenticeships fail to recruit a single apprentice

Employers speak out about “risk averse” training providers and “complex processes” preventing apprenticeship recruitment

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

People pay billions more for training than employers and government, research claims

Time to Learn report proposes fresh action to encourage learning

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
WorldSkills

UK team for EuroSkills 2023 finals announced

The UK’s young skills champions will head to Gdańsk, Poland, to compete later this year

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
News

AoC doubles down on refusal to make college pay proposal

Unions left ‘deeply disappointed’ as association passes the buck to government amid 15.4% staff pay rise demand

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Colleges

Land-for-homes sale ‘essential’ to keep college from closing

Insolvency warning if £45m redevelopment falls through

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges

First FE Commissioner intervention report published in over a year

Troubled adult residential college praised for efforts to tackle safety concerns

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


Colleges

MP urges struggling college to hit the brakes on campus closure

‘Underutilised’ site to shut to save on costs

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Assessment

Exams: Some colleges ‘unnecessarily’ doing too many ‘plan B’ tests

‘Small number’ of colleges have ‘created a large number of new and additional mock exams and assessments’

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

UCU boss agrees to pay damages over ‘reckless’ tweets

Jo Grady agrees payout to Paul Embery over tweets last summer

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Ofsted

Catholic sixth form college stays ‘outstanding’ after 15-year inspection gap

The college’s student population almost doubled in that time

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Awarding

First approved digital functional skills awarding body revealed

New courses set to be launched in August 2023

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Long read, Skills reform

Investigation: Why care training is in crisis, and the solutions are falling short

The social care system is at breaking point with more than 165,000 vacancies. The government wants more apprentices to…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill

Must read

Awarding

Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud

Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel