Staff NEU will ballot sixth form college teachers as 85% back strike ‘In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, [they] are not prepared to see their income fall further’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Apprenticeships, Ofsted, Training Providers Provider censured after sexual harassment reports from construction apprentices Prime failed to oversee safeguarding at subcontractor Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y WorldSkills WorldSkills 2022: Team UK win bronze in Industry 4.0 The first finals of this year’s WorldSkills competition have taken place – and the UK is already on the… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Ofsted Top Ofsted marks for online adult education provider Over 350 adults mostly from disadvantaged backgrounds are supported Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges, DfE DfE drive to improve FE governance and staff retention Early notices for contracts worth over £10 million have been published for mentoring and governance commitments Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y 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 Staff 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, Colleges 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 Newer 1 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 832 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
