News DfE’s top skills civil servant leaving post in December Paul Kett has served in several roles at the department over six years, rising to the senior rank of… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Adult education, Skills reform Rebranding the ‘lifelong loan entitlement’ would make the policy more appealing Researchers find language of ‘lifelong loan’ unappealing to future adult learners Tallulah Taylor 3y Tallulah Taylor 3y Apprenticeships Flexi-job apprentice agencies pull out of scheme after a few months Another key player has warned the scheme is too expensive to deliver Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Apprenticeships Why do so many apprentices drop out? New research offers answers ‘First of its kind research’ also compares outcomes and destinations of apprentices completers and non-completers FE Week Reporter 3y FE Week Reporter 3y Training Providers Provider for disadvantaged young people to close after 40 years Plummeting student numbers has caused income to rapidly decline Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News Top DfE civil servants grilled on skills reforms: 6 things we learned Officials say they are ‘pretty confident’ employer-led system is right direction of travel… Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges, Training Providers Training provider and college reps announce ‘strategic coalition’ ‘Disparate’ organisations AELP, AoC and City & Guilds are joining forces Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Qualifications, Skills reform DfE delays ‘devastating’ level 2 qualification reforms for a year But plans to scrap thousands of level 2 and below courses go ahead Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Sponsored post Sponsored Driving apprenticeship success together Give your learners the skills and knowledge to succeed now and in the future with Pearson Apprenticeships. Pearson 3y Pearson 3y News Revealed: The winners of the Nasen Awards 2022 Eighteen schools, colleges, individuals and organisations recognised for work supporting children with SEND Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Politics Austerity 2.0: Hunt warns of spending cuts Chancellor says ‘all departments’ will need to find savings, and ‘some areas of spending will need to be cut’ Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Feature, News Investigation A silencing sector? Non-disclosure agreements and media policies in FE Everyone gets why non-disclosure agreements and strict media engagement rules are used in colleges. But concerns are growing that… Jess Staufenberg 3y Jess Staufenberg 3y Newer 1 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 842 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo