News Speed read: The 8 apprenticeship assessment concerns according to Ofqual Ofqual has today published the findings of their initial “technical evaluations” of apprentice end-point assessment organisations (EPAOs). It covers… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Colleges announce free summer food scheme for vulnerable 16-18s Two colleges have announced they will offer free meals over the summer holidays to their most vulnerable 16-to-18-year-old students…. Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News Exclusive How one college has adapted to welcome back more students On March 20 colleges closed their doors to most students as the country entered lockdown following the outbreak of… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News FE snubbed in ‘corrected’ DfE £1bn catch-up plans The government is facing fierce criticism for snubbing colleges from its £1 billion Covid-19 “catch-up” package after appearing to… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Wages for young apprentices to be funded by Tees Valley combined authority The mayor of Tees Valley has earmarked £1 million to pay the wages of more than 100 young apprentices… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Financial auditors conclude former principal’s expenses failed public money test The controversial expenses racked up by Highbury College’s former principal were “not in line” with value for money rules… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Highbury College given £1.5m emergency bailout to stay afloat A college rocked by an expenses scandal has been saved by a £1.5 million government bailout after its new… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Minister forces all employers to drop PhD apprenticeship plans The skills minister has rejected all plans for PhD-level apprenticeships after concluding that funding them from the levy would… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News £100m NHS apprenticeship tender for level 2 administrators despite framework switch off The NHS is to spend up to £100 million on delivering a tailored level 2 apprenticeship for administrators. From… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News AoC calls for £3.6bn post-pandemic skills package The government should set aside an extra £3.6 billion to upskill the “764,000 people most at risk” post-Covid-19, according… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News New free digital skills qualifications given ESFA green light but Ofqual proving a barrier The government has confirmed that free digital skills qualifications for adults will finally be launched from August 1 –… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Another 18 schools and colleges named as ‘edtech demonstrators’ The government has announced another 18 schools and colleges handed up to £150,000 each to become “edtech demonstrators”. They… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 821 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
