News Public sector apprenticeship target missed, and 4 other things we learned from today’s DfE data Figures also show colleges accounted for only 18.5% cent of apprenticeship starts last year Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Minister to demand universities set ‘ambitious’ degree apprenticeship targets The government plan to ‘reboot’ HE access plans. Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News New director to lead ‘reboot’ of HE access The government have appointed John Blake as the next OfS access lead. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y News Ofsted now inspects over 2,000 FE providers, and 5 other findings from latest inspection data The number of further education providers in scope for Ofsted inspection has surpassed the 2,000-mark, new data released today… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News MPs launch inquiry into ‘effectiveness’ of post-16 qualifications A new inquiry into the “effectiveness” of post-16 qualifications like A-levels, T Levels, BTECs and apprenticeships has been launched… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Politics Labour unveils new council of skills advisers Analysis has revealed a divide in level 3 attainment between London and northern communities Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y EDI Ignored: 80% of colleges fail on legal requirement to inform the visually impaired on accessibility Specialist colleges have also been criticised for not meeting legal accessibility requirements Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Governance External governance reviewers ‘must understand the local context’, conference delegates are told For upcoming external board audits, providers have been told to ‘start thinking about reviewers in your locality in your… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Level 3 adult offer to be widened for low earners The government is set to allow people on low wages to take multiple level 3 qualifications available through the… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Ofsted First two Ofsted full-inspection reports bring ‘good’ news to colleges Two colleges have received grade two from a full inspection, with one improving from a grade three Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ provider not inspected for 11 years downgraded in first Ofsted report Inspectors did highlight the provider’s ‘ambitious curriculum and culture’ Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Skills reform MPs have their say on the Skills Bill BTECs, mayoral combined authorities, and Universal Credit were all brought up by the 44 MPs who took part in… Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Newer 1 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 829 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
