News Raise profile of degree apprenticeships or see them falter, universities warn Aspirations to ramp up degree apprenticeships in England will be stifled unless the government raises the profile of the… Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Apprenticeships Lords committee urges levy spending focus on the young and on lower level courses The government has again been warned changes are needed for the apprenticeship levy Fraser Whieldon 3y Fraser Whieldon 3y News Kickstart breaks down: NAO reports on massive underspend and ‘deadweight’ jobs At a cost of £7k per participant, Kickstart has become DWP’s most expensive support scheme Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Colleges The Queen recognises five colleges’ excellence in her Anniversary Prizes Colleges have been recognised for becoming leaders in certain fields and helping learners find jobs Fraser Whieldon 3y Fraser Whieldon 3y Digital, SEND Digital functional skills: DfE backtrack after SEND exclusion warning A consultation on the new qualifications triggered a massive backlash against making learners complete assessments entirely on computers Fraser Whieldon 3y Fraser Whieldon 3y News Public sector apprenticeship target missed, and 4 other things we learned from today’s DfE data Figures also show colleges accounted for only 18.5% cent of apprenticeship starts last year Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Higher education Minister to demand universities set ‘ambitious’ degree apprenticeship targets The government plan to ‘reboot’ HE access plans. Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Higher education New director to lead ‘reboot’ of HE access The government have appointed John Blake as the next OfS access lead. Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y News Ofsted now inspects over 2,000 FE providers, and 5 other findings from latest inspection data The number of further education providers in scope for Ofsted inspection has surpassed the 2,000-mark, new data released today… Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y News MPs launch inquiry into ‘effectiveness’ of post-16 qualifications A new inquiry into the “effectiveness” of post-16 qualifications like A-levels, T Levels, BTECs and apprenticeships has been launched… Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Politics Labour unveils new council of skills advisers Analysis has revealed a divide in level 3 attainment between London and northern communities Fraser Whieldon 3y Fraser Whieldon 3y Inclusion Ignored: 80% of colleges fail on legal requirement to inform the visually impaired on accessibility Specialist colleges have also been criticised for not meeting legal accessibility requirements Fraser Whieldon 3y Fraser Whieldon 3y Newer 1 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 803 Older Must read Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
