News Level 2 business admin apprenticeship replacement could arrive as soon as September The apprenticeship regulator is reviewing a proposal for a level 2 business administration replacement, which employers hope to have… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News WATCH Roundtable | Mental Health & Wellbeing in FE – priorities post-pandemic FE Week recently held a virtual round table discussing mental health and wellbeing in the FE and Skills Sector…. Shane Mann 4y Shane Mann 4y Long read Exclusive Should the Further Education Trust for Leadership be replaced? The Further Education Trust for Leadership think tank will close this year. Should the model be replicated? Jess Staufenberg… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jess Staufenberg 4y News Crawley College evacuated following suspected shooting Staff and students have been evacuated from Crawley College after a suspected shooting near its campus. Two people have… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Minister orders investigation into ‘astonishing’ apprenticeship drop-out rate The skills minister has ordered an investigation into the “astonishingly” high drop-out rate for apprenticeship standards. Official government data… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Sponsored post Sponsored FE Colleges Win with Out-of-the-Box Digital Skills Newcastle College upped its digital skills capabilities by partnering with an edtech specialist, Code Institute, on the creation and… Code Institute 4y Code Institute 4y News MPs and Lords back Hinds’ move for an all-party group to champion T Levels T Levels will get a boost this month with the creation of a cross-party group of MPs and peers… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Sponsored post Sponsored The Future of Learning; Knowledge is Power The main priority within education continues to focus on delivering the best learner experience possible and truly understanding each… The Skills Network 4y The Skills Network 4y Skills reform Exclusive Sadiq Khan slams mayoral exclusion from local skills improvement plan pilots Sadiq Khan has slammed the government for cutting mayoral authorities out from leading new local skills improvement plan (LSIPs)… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Sponsored post Sponsored NOCN Group’s Skills Recovery Roadmap Future Skills, Future Workforce, Future Proof NOCN Group is supporting colleges, training providers, and employers to understand the various… NOCN 4y NOCN 4y News Exclusive Flexi-job plans may force closure of some ATAs, DfE is warned The government has been warned that many apprenticeship training agencies (ATAs) will close down under plans for new flexi-job… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Exclusive Fastest growing apprenticeship provider goes bust amid ESFA investigation England’s fastest growing apprenticeship provider has gone bust amid a government investigation into the speed and scale of its… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 821 Older Must read 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo