News DfE will allow adults to return to class from next Monday Colleges and training providers can welcome back “priority” adult learners from July 13, the Department for Education has announced… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ‘Kickstarter’ young employees cannot also be apprentices, Treasury confirms Young people who take part in the government’s £2 billion “kickstart” scheme cannot also be apprentices, the Treasury has… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Speed read: What the chancellor’s summer statement promised for FE and skills Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered a summer statement today in which he outlined the government’s “plan for jobs” to tackle… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Extra £101m for school and college leavers to return for a third year The government has pledged £101 million to give all 18 to 19 year olds who are struggling to find… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Chancellor announces ‘brand-new bonus for businesses to hire apprentices’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a “brand new bonus” for employers to hire apprentices over the next six months…. Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News DfE scraps T-level subject after employers express ‘viability and deliverability concerns’ The rollout of T-levels has taken another slip after the government canned a subject and delayed the start of… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News FE Commissioner tells MPs he thinks dozens of colleges could run out of cash next year There are 30 to 40 colleges “at risk of running out of cash” following the coronavirus crisis, the FE… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Chancellor expected to reveal sliding scale of employer cash incentives to boost apprenticeships The chancellor is set to announce a sliding scale of cash incentives for employers to take on both young… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA waters down apprenticeship oversight for new providers The Education and Skills Funding Agency has softened its policy on allowing paused providers to start recruiting again. Since… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News College intervention regime resumes as AoC calls for post-Covid FE Commissioner ‘rethink’ The Association of Colleges is calling for a post-Covid-19 “rethink” of the sector’s intervention regime as the FE Commissioner… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Government urged to let adults return to class before September FE sector membership bodies have joined forces to urge the education secretary to let adults return to training before… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Plan to triple traineeships with £111m to include £1,000 employer ‘bonus’ The chancellor is expected to announce on Wednesday a £1,000 employer incentive funded from an injection of £111 million… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y Newer 1 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 842 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
