News Universities told to advertise drop-out rates Universities have been asked to advertise drop-out and employment rates so, in the minister’s words, applicants avoid ‘dead end’… Samantha Booth 4y Samantha Booth 4y NEET NEET 16: Out of work and training 16-year-olds at highest level in nearly a decade Number of 16-year-olds not in education, employment or training highest since 2012 Jason Noble 4y Jason Noble 4y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Ofsted to hit England’s largest apprenticeship provider with grade 3 Quality concerns found at Lifetime Training, which delivers to big-name employers and the civil service Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships New ‘method’ to quality assuring higher and degree-level apprenticeships launched It is part of the second phase of reforms to how EQA works for end-point assessment Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Keith Smith to leave DfE to become London college boss He has been a top skills civil servant for a decade Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News AELP in talks to return as co-owners of ETF It has been four years since all ties were cut Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Colleges, Staff Staff now plan to strike during first week of September over ‘fire and rehire’ row at London college 14 consecutive days of industrial action have been announced Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships Burghart sets ‘ambitious’ apprentice achievement rate target and announces feedback tool drop-outs But AELP chief fears the target will be unachievable Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Adult education, Devolution Less generous adult education clawback threshold offered in most devolved areas The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s threshold for funding adult education courses that are not delivered is more generous… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Assessment, Colleges Colleges fork out for taxis and b&bs to get students to exams during rail strikes Students resorted to sleepovers and parents took days off work to get their children to college on time Jason Noble 4y Jason Noble 4y News Long read How the cost of living crisis is taking its toll on FE students Leaders reveal how families are now struggling to feed and clothe their children Jason Noble 4y Jason Noble 4y Covid-19 Just £9m of adult education and non-levy apprenticeship relief funding released Training providers were handed less than £9 million as part of a relief scheme to support adult education courses… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 842 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
