Apprenticeships, T Levels

Donelan hints at more employer incentives for T Level placements

The further and higher education minister, Michelle Donelan, was quizzed by MPs on the House of Commons education committee…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Staff

London college group threatened with strikes over pay and ‘fire and rehire’ tactics

The University and College Union said their members will not ‘have a gun put to their head by their…

Will Nott
Will Nott
WorldSkills

Gdańsk to host EuroSkills 2023 following Russia suspension

The last-minute decision to move the EuroSkills competition follows Russia’s suspension from WorldSkills earlier this year because of…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

£8m fund to expand degree apprenticeships announced

But officials are yet to flesh out what the funding can be used for

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Apprentice feedback to trigger provider intervention

‘Education is not an Amazon purchase’, warns college boss

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Skills reform

Soaring inflation wipes out skills budget boost

Ministers have been urged to immediately add an extra £350 million a year in skills funding on top of…

Will Nott
Will Nott


News

Sixth-form students’ art exhibition explores challenges facing the environment 

‘This online exhibition is a way of celebrating the arts and recognising excellence in sixth-form colleges’

Will Nott
Will Nott
Sponsored post

Do Apprenticeships hold the key to Levelling Up the UK?

David Phillips – Managing Director, City & Guilds and ILM

City & Guilds
City & Guilds
News

Times Education Commission adds voice to calls for new ‘baccalaureate’

It is estimated to cost the government an extra £1.2bn a year

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Staff

Strike votes open at 33 colleges

Industrial ballots opened today and will close on July 15

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Sponsored post

AELP National Conference 2022 – Book your place now!

Taking place on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 June, the 2022 AELP National Conference will be held at the…

AELP
AELP
Long read

Focus feature: Women principals leaving a legacy in FE

This year numerous top female college principals are stepping down after giving their professional lives to the FE sector….

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg

Must read

Qualifications

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
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, 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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release

‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden