Apprenticeships Providers wanted for ‘portable’ apprenticeships pilot Apprentices will have multiple employers under the new ‘flexi-jobs’ programme. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Sponsored post Sponsored UK training provider The Skills Network offers sexual consent training for post 16 educators across the country Following the introduction of a revised Ofsted inspection framework, schools across England are now inspected and judged on the… The Skills Network 4y The Skills Network 4y Covid-19 Omicron: Return of face coverings in classrooms to help stall surge New measures for education have been announced to combat Omicron spread and surge in staff absences. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y News Queen’s New Year honours 2022: Who got what in FE and skills? This year includes one CBE, six OBEs, four MBEs and one BEM – but no knighthoods or dames Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Zahawi grants new terms for deputy commissioners The deputy commissioners work with colleges with quality or financial health concerns. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Covid-19 Sixth formers could be offered Covid booster jabs Booster jabs should be rolled out to 16 and 17 year olds, the JCVI has recommended. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Adult education Skills bootcamps to be erected in nine new areas Existing providers of ‘high quality’ bootcamps have also been handed funding Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Ofsted Chamber-owned provider rated ‘inadequate’ for not matching curriculum to local skills needs It comes as chambers of commerce across England are piloting approaches to match skills provision to local needs Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Ofsted College left ‘surprised’ as Ofsted grades apprenticeships ‘inadequate’ Inspectors found ‘serious weaknesses’ but also reported a number of positive aspects of the college’s provision Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Skills reform DfE lost over £12m supporting national colleges last year New accounts reveal how much the DfE has spent propping up the sector and how it rates colleges’ financial… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News T Levels attract 5,450 new students in 2021 And around 3,550 students started the T Level transition programme Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News FE base rate to increase from August 2022 to £4,542 An 8.4% increase in the national funding rate for students aged 16-17 will be applied Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 829 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo 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 6mo Billy Camden 6mo
