News AoC: Relax financial intervention rules to protect college reputations A ‘significant minority’ of colleges face ‘real financial difficulty’ Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships Prisoners to finally be offered apprenticeships The scheme will initially be offered to up to a hundred prisoners across England before being rolled out across… Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Colleges Exclusive College alarm as study shows ‘elite’ sixth forms recruit from far and wide They also teach fewer poor students Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y Awarding Awarding bodies’ report reveals rocketing cost of regulatory burden Regulation has risen ‘exponentially’ over the past decade, research finds Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships Apprenticeship funding band pilot finally gets underway Around 20 trailblazer groups from various sectors are set to be piloted Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships Exclusive Minister refuses to offer transparency on apprenticeship levy spending Donelan says the government is instead focused on the ‘key stats that really matter’ Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive ESFA to be stripped of policy role Responsibility will be absorbed by DfE following an independent review Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Apprenticeships Revealed: Organisations named the first flexi-job apprenticeship agencies Apprentices will be employed by these organisations, but will have multiple employment placements over their apprenticeship. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y News Disadvantaged students ‘effectively penalised’ for not studying A-levels, research finds They may have lost out when competing for university places Will Nott 4y Will Nott 4y 16-19 Spending rules for 16-19 increase ‘sensible and proportionate’, say leaders Here’s how colleges and training providers will be allowed to spend extra 16-19 study programme funding next year. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y News ‘Pull your weight’ on pre-16 attainment, colleges told The new OfS fair access director will address the sector for the first time later today. Shane Chowen 4y Shane Chowen 4y Sponsored post Sponsored Levelling up Access to Further Education Whitepaper Colleges are searching for the alchemy to transform great face-to-face teaching into a powerful virtual course that meets the… Code Institute 4y Code Institute 4y Newer 1 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 842 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 16-19 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
