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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y Code Institute 5y 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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y The Skills Network 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y 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 5y NOCN 5y 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 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y 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 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Chartered Institution for Further Education relaunches “If you are funded by government, you can’t use your voice in the same way, you’re influenced in a… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Skills reform Hunt begins for ‘employer representative bodies’ to pilot local skills improvement plans Employer representative bodies are being asked by government to step forward and lead pilots for new local skills improvement… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Skills reform Colleges invited to bid for £65m Strategic Development Fund pilot – but must collaborate A new fund that aims to force college collaboration has opened for bids today. Colleges can now tender to… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Government consults on replacing ATAs with new ‘flexi-job’ apprenticeship scheme The government has announced plans to withdraw its register of apprenticeship training agencies (ATAs) and replace it with a… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 832 Older Must read 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 5d Anviksha Patel 5d 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
