News Tripling traineeships: Tender to launch next week as clock ticks on £111m boost A hotly-anticipated application process to widen the provider-base for 19 to 24 traineeships will finally be launched next week…. Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Will England take inspiration from Germany’s chambers of commerce? The government’s forthcoming FE white paper could hand the British Chambers of Commerce key influencing powers over funding and… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Apprentices stuck in limbo as Covid hits functional skills tests Thousands of apprentices are “stuck in limbo” as awarding bodies struggle to adapt their functional skills assessments in the… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Education secretary makes ‘guarantee’ T Levels will be ‘available’ to adults in future T Levels will be an option for adults of any age to study as part of the government’s new… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Unions call for substantial college staff pay increase following £400m boost Trade unions have called for a “significant” pay rise for college staff this year, after the government pumped an extra… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News ‘Outstanding’ providers set for Ofsted inspections next year – but may face 6-year wait ‘Outstanding’ schools, colleges and training providers are set to be inspected again when Ofsted inspections resume next year –… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News ESFA refuses to rule out funding clawback for ‘under delivery’ Controversial plans to clawback some of this year’s unspent adult education budget grant funding are back on the cards,… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Prime minister Boris Johnson’s speech on adult skills: The full text There are many reasons to – for me I should say – to come here to Exeter College –… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Who is the first chair of the skills and productivity board? An executive vice president at international broadcaster Sky has been appointed as chair of the Department for Education’s new… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News WorldSkills UK LIVE back for 2020 with online event Plans to replace this year’s WorldSkills UK LIVE with a virtual event, including talks from the likes of Great… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News PM to announce major ‘expansion’ in FE funding for adults Adults over the age of 23 in England without a full level 3 qualification will be offered one for… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Confirmed: DfE sets out plan for Ofsted to take on degree apprenticeships Ofsted will be handed powers to inspect level 6 and 7 apprenticeships from 1 April 2021, education secretary Gavin… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo