Apprenticeships Foundation apprenticeships off to a shaky start New programmes ‘blur lines’ with level 2 apprenticeships and miss popular youth sectors Billy Camden 1w Billy Camden 1w Apprenticeships L2 admin assistant standard awaiting ed sec funding approval Its trailblazer group is hoping for approval by the new academic year Josh Mellor 1w Josh Mellor 1w Prison education Let more prisoners work or train, says sentencing review Ex justice secretary recommends using AI to help prisoners with probation and education advice Anviksha Patel 1w Anviksha Patel 1w News Phillipson adds £190m to 16-19 funding rise Funding rates for 16-19 education will rise even further in September, with extra funds earmarked for staff recruitment and… Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w Ofsted ITP judged ‘inadequate’ after expanding provision despite ‘poor’ teaching Ofsted claims construction provider ‘too slow to act’ – but CEO ‘respectfully’ disagrees Anviksha Patel 1w Anviksha Patel 1w Colleges Liverpool college repays DfE after investigators find ‘inaccurate’ funding claims The college said the issues stem from the ‘complex’ apprenticeship system and remote working during the pandemic Josh Mellor 1w Josh Mellor 1w Adult education, Apprenticeships DfE toughens up on ITP contract sanctions New contracts expand termination danger from ‘inadequate’ to ‘requires improvement’ training providers Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w recruitment DfE perm sec cannot explain 6.5k teacher recruitment pledge Colleges still in the dark over promised share of new teachers Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w Apprenticeships First list of foundation apprenticeships published Typical duration for the new entry route will be 8 months Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Apprenticeships Exclusive Lifetime Training replaces David Smith with Charlotte Bosworth as CEO Former Post Office boss departs after almost two years in the role Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w SEND SEND job scheme extended after recruitment success Flagship SEND programme rewarded with extra cash after target to double enrolments ‘reached’ Anviksha Patel 2w Anviksha Patel 2w Long read, Prison education Long read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 809 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 4w Billy Camden 4w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
