News Young people hit hardest again in full-year apprenticeship figures Apprenticeship starts for the whole of 2020/21 grew marginally on the previous year Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Sponsored post Sponsored IPS Ltd bringing tailor-fit solutions to the Further Education Sector Established for almost thirteen years, IPS Ltd has created systems for the Further Education sector and has provided end-to-end… IPS Software 4y IPS Software 4y Assessment, Higher education ‘Inclusive assessment’ is lowering spelling standards in higher education – OfS OfS warn colleges not to downgrade English standards in the name of inclusivity. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Teacher training Revealed: The 22 colleges and adult ed providers leading FE professional development grant pilots The £9.5m pilot will run throughout 2021/22 Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Skills reform Careers advice law change among three DfE amendments to Skills Bill Religious sixth form colleges will also finally be able to academise Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Conservative Party Conference, Qualifications Level 2 ‘won’t be forgotten’, promises new skills minister Alex Burghart has been setting out his priorities for his new role Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y T Levels Revealed: Awarding bodies for 2023 T Levels City & Guilds, NCFE with VTCT, and Highfield Qualifications have been chosen by IfATE Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Apprenticeships, Conservative Party Conference, Kickstart Sunak extends apprenticeship employer incentives and Kickstart scheme Apprentice incentives will run until end of January while Kickstart will go until end of March Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Inclusivity and diversity apprentice panel helps provider gain top Ofsted marks The provider’s online community platform has impressed the watchdg and improved attainment Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Skills reform Pearson’s spotlight on workforce skills report: The key recommendations The report proposes relaxing rules on equivalent or lower qualifications and giving local leaders more say on skills Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Kickstart Exclusive Clumsy, complex and slow: business puts the boot into Kickstart New figures reveal less than two-fifths of Kickstart jobs created have been filled Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Spending Review Spending review: will it be trick or treat for the sector? Groups such as the CBI and UCU have put in submissions for the three-year spending review Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Newer 1 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 803 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
