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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 854 Older Must read Awarding Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests Josh Mellor 3d Josh Mellor 3d Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
