News Revealed: Finalists announced for the 2021 AAC Apprenticeship Awards The national finalists for this year’s FE Week and AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards have been revealed. From 350 entries… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Apprenticeships Labour ‘interested in exploring’ devolved apprenticeships funding Labour is “interested in exploring” greater devolution of skills budgets to mayoral combined authorities, its shadow education secretary has… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Finalists for AAC Apprenticeship Awards 2021 to be announced tonight LIVE The finalists for the FE Week and AELP AAC Apprenticeship Awards 2021 will be revealed at a virtual celebration… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Apprenticeship quality remains ‘troubling’, says Ofsted chief Ofsted’s chief inspector has warned the quality of apprenticeship training is still “troubling”. Following the resumption of new provider… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y 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 Newer 1 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 829 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