News Small employer apprenticeship cap on starts to increase from 3 to 10 The number of apprentices that small employers can start through the digital apprenticeship service will increase from three to… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE to run awareness campaign as part of ‘major’ reforms to higher technical qualifications A new public awareness campaign to boost the popularity of higher technical education is to be launched by government… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Life support for traineeships – but what exactly are they? The flagging traineeships programme was given a new lease of life by the government this week with a major… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News The training programme that stokes up the ‘engine room of FE colleges’ The middle tier of managers have become more and more pivotal as roles within FE senior leadership change. But… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News New Ofsted chair announced A former chief inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate has been appointed as Ofsted’s next chair. Dame Christine Ryan… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE to fund summer meals for vulnerable college students – but at a lower rate than schools The government has announced it will provide extra funding for disadvantaged college students to receive free meals over the… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News HS2 college at risk of insolvency seeks partner The national college for HS2 is on the hunt for a provider to partner with following a grade four… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Treasury took back £330m of apprenticeships funding in 19-20 The Department for Education quietly handed back £330 million of the 2019-20 apprenticeships budget to the Treasury, FE Week… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Providers ‘seriously concerned’ that Kickstart will displace apprenticeships Training providers are “seriously concerned” that wage subsidies as part of the new £2.5 billion Kickstart scheme will displace… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Cabinet Office blocked T-level ads during lockdown The Cabinet Office blocked the Department for Education from promoting T-levels during the Covid-19 pandemic, despite first delivery of… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Sponsored post Sponsored Colleges should seize ‘digital renewal’ to reimagine the student experience for the new normal With online enrolment and hybrid learning environments set to become ‘the new norm’ from September 2020, students are left… Bridget Stockdale 5y Bridget Stockdale 5y News ESFA director of funding poached by Cabinet Office The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s first overall director of funding – appointed just last year to oversee a… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y Newer 1 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 839 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
