News Inspectors lack sector-specific expertise, says film and media provider after Ofsted appeal loss A film and media training provider has accused Ofsted of lacking the expertise to judge its apprenticeship provision after… Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Exclusive DfE takes action against company illegally advertising apprenticeships – AGAIN A company continuing to illegally advertise apprenticeships, despite promising to stop last year, is facing fresh government action. Train… Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News PM asks Malthouse to draw up plans for ‘Voxbridge’ colleges ‘Incredibly exciting’ plans to come in the spring, but sector leaders reject idea Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Chancellor to reverse national insurance hike National insurance costs went up in FE by 1.25 percentage points in April, despite schools and public sector… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y News More school and college leavers without university places after exams return Leaders demand better-funded careers advice after official figures show 40,000 applicants were still without a place in mid-September Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Apprenticeships, Skills reform Small businesses should pay into an ‘apprenticeship and skills levy’, says think tank Radical shake-up of apprenticeship levy proposed by EDSK says small firms should pay into the pot Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges Government confirms 6-month energy bills support A college paying £10k a month would save £4k, say ministers as they set out detail of energy plan Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y News Unions launch legal action against new ‘strike-breaking’ law Ministers changed the law this summer to allow agency staff to cover striking workers John Dickens 3y John Dickens 3y Adult education, Devolution What to expect under plans for adult education devolution across England Adult education budgets and skills improvement plan involvement are among powers to transfer to local areas Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Adult education Simplification of adult education funding ‘does not go far enough’ Mayoral combined authorities want skills bootcamps and traineeship funding to be included in the new skills fund Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y News College students and staff share memories of a beloved monarch Colleges across the country mark the Queen’s passing during week of mourning Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Apprenticeships Exclusive High Court overturns ban on new starts at apprenticeship provider DfE delays sanctions as provider launches judicial review against Ofsted Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Newer 1 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 832 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
