Apprenticeships HMRC under fire from Ofsted over apprenticeships fiasco Thousands of employees were forced onto apprenticeships before being withdrawn Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Adult education York and North Yorkshire secures adult education powers in devolution deal York and North Yorkshire devolution deal will include adult education budget powers and inclusion with local skills improvement plans… Jason Noble 4y Jason Noble 4y Adult education, Awarding 1,600 university places delayed after awarding body misses Access to HE submission deadline An investigation has been launched by the HE Quality Assurance Agency Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Colleges Colleges celebrate alumni in England Women’s Euro 2022 squad ahead of final Some of the England women’s Euro 2022 team studied at colleges, who have praised their achievements during the tournament Jason Noble 4y Jason Noble 4y News DfE opens £32m injection fund bids for higher technical qualifications The DfE aims to boost take-up of level 4 and 5 higher technical qualification courses. Jason Noble 4y Jason Noble 4y Colleges Strike threat cancelled after Merseyside college ups staff pay offer from 1% to 9.8% Hugh Baird College secures 9.8 per cent pay rise after vote to strike last month. Jason Noble 4y Jason Noble 4y Awarding Unions threaten results day disruption as AQA staff plan three-day strike Some AQA staff will strike over pay later this month, but the exam board said claims of results day… Tom Belger 4y Tom Belger 4y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Anglia Ruskin University apprenticeships ‘require improvement’, Ofsted says Anglia Ruskin University has more than 2,000 apprentices on higher level programmes. Jason Noble 4y Jason Noble 4y Adult education Free courses for jobs: seven findings from early analysis of the scheme An analysis of the first eight months of the free courses for jobs scheme has found three quarters of… Jason Noble 4y Jason Noble 4y Apprenticeships Calls renewed for apprenticeship incentive payments as data shows ‘rebalance’ towards young people Three quarters of the 195,000 apprentices under the government’s incentive scheme were aged 16-24. Jason Noble 4y Jason Noble 4y Adult education, Skills reform Next step in adult education funding overhaul Over a year after plans were first proposed, DfE has released more detail on reforming adult education funding and… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Young people Ungraded and ‘requires improvement’ providers can deliver more T Levels sooner Updated guidance makes ‘requires improvement’ and ungraded providers eligible to deliver more T Levels from September 2023. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Newer 1 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 2d Josh Mellor 2d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo