Apprenticeships, Ofsted Training giant with 5,000 learners pulls out of apprenticeship market GP Strategies Training Ltd confirms closure of UK apprenticeship arm leaves 95 workers at risk of redundancy Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Colleges Struggling college faces apprenticeships ban Ofsted set to judge apprenticeship provision ‘inadequate’ in overall grade 3 report Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships Finalists for AAC Apprenticeship Awards 2023 revealed A record number of entries were received across 19 award categories celebrating the very best of apprenticeship delivery Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Training Providers Multiverse posts sixth consecutive financial loss Multiverse is relying on investors while it spends on infrastructure, and says losses are ‘typical’ for venture-backed companies Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Careers, Young people Beefed up Baker clause comes into force Schools must now provide students with at least six ‘encounters’ with FE providers Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges Ban on borrowing puts college capital projects ‘at risk’ New public sector rules ‘totally unclear’, say leaders Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Politics Sunak outlines maths to 18 ‘ambition’…but not before 2025 Labour says ‘reheated’ pledge is ’empty without more maths teachers’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Adult education Expanded North East devolution deal to transfer AEB powers by 2024 North of Tyne Combined Authority will be replaced by new authority covering both sides of the Tyne Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y News New year honours 2023: Who got what in FE and skills? A former president of the AoC has been made a dame alongside five CBEs, six OBEs and seven MBEs… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y News, Opinion 2022 review: The stories that made the headlines this year Exams blunders, ministerial roundabouts and financial fiascos: editor Shane Chowen rounds up 2022 and looks ahead at what’s to… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Adult education AEB funding rates to increase in West Midlands Adult education budget funding will increase by 10 per cent in the West Midlands to help providers with rising… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Students Barber to lead region’s social mobility taskforce Government advisor and college and university chiefs are among members for new commission Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 851 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w Colleges, Long read Investigation 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Colleges, Long read Exclusive 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
