Training Providers, Young people ESFA opens bids for new 16 to 18 traineeships contracts Contracts worth between £100,000 and £300,000 are up for grabs Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Politics DfE confirms remits for FE’s two new ministers It has finally been revealed how splitting FE and skills policy between ministers will work Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Colleges Three more college strikes abandoned as 10 other walkouts get underway Staff have been on the picket line since 8am this morning Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Adult education DfE wants HGV bootcamps up and running in a month The tender for providers will be out this week, the government has said Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Adult education, Ofsted Ofsted to review skills bootcamps ahead of possible full inspections Bootcamps could get full inspections if they become a fixture of DfE-funded provision Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Apprenticeships New campaign aims to raise apprentice pay Organisers hope the initiative will help tackle the high dropout rate in apprenticeships that has troubled ministers Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Adult education Skills Bootcamps to tackle HGV driver shortage Bootcamps set to train 3,000 HGV drivers, DfE say. Shane Chowen 5y Shane Chowen 5y Higher education Former Cabinet minister calls for end to ‘disrespect’ for non-graduates A new report warns the sort of turmoil seen from Brexit could continue if a ‘deficit of respect’ is… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Politics Donelan is Minister for Further and Higher Education Donelan will represent further and higher education at Cabinet Shane Chowen 5y Shane Chowen 5y News Exclusive Ministers ponder pilot scheme for ‘mini-UTCs’ within schools Amid a boost in student numbers, the UTC programme is looking to start running provision from existing schools Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News FA pitches in to help the ‘Good for me, Good for FE’ campaign The footballing body will be signposting volunteers to a free, online course Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Colleges Two college strikes called off, but 13 more set to go ahead ‘We hope other employers take note and come back to the negotiating table’, says UCU Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
