News Exclusive Functional skills ‘portfolio’ solution proposed to lift 30,000 apprentices out of limbo Talks are under way to replace functional skills exams with “portfolio evidence grading” for apprentices who are unable to… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Apprenticeships register not reopening until April at the earliest Applications to the government’s register of apprenticeship training providers will not reopen until at least April 2021. And when… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Seven things we learned from the ESFA’s latest apprenticeships data release New-look apprenticeship and traineeship statistics were published by the Education and Skills Funding Agency today and captured final year-end… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News FE white paper pushed back to 2021, ESFA director suggests The much-anticipated FE white paper might not appear until next year, the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s chief executive has revealed. … Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Top official reveals ‘gut wrenching’ £6m spent on accountancy fees to dissolve college The Department for Education has revealed £6 million was spent on administrators’ fees alone for the two college insolvencies,… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News 64 colleges running out of cash which is ‘more than we thought’ admits official Sixty-four colleges are at risk of running out of cash, a top ESFA director has said, admitting the number of colleges… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Official figures reveal take up of adult education courses halved during lockdown The number of enrolments onto adult education courses in the months following lockdown dropped by half compared to the… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Winners of the National Apprenticeship Awards 2020 announced “Outstanding” employers and individuals have been recognised at this year’s National Apprenticeship Awards – including a Great Ormond Street… Simon Kay 5y Simon Kay 5y News Spending review speed read: What is in it for FE and skills? The chancellor Rishi Sunak today unveiled his one-year spending review for 2021-22. Here is what it includes for FE… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Apprentice minimum wage to rise again in April 2021 The national minimum wage for apprentices will increase next April from £4.15 to £4.30 per hour, the Treasury has announced… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Spending review: £291m to ‘maintain’ FE base rate and £83m for growing number of 16-19s The funding base rate for 16 to 19-year-olds is set to remain at £4,188 in 2021-22 following a £291… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Crumbs: Spending review extends apprenticeship employer incentives by just two months A two-month extension is set to be applied to the government’s cash bonus scheme for hiring apprentices in tomorrow’s… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 842 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
