News Revealed: The 22 areas sharing £2m in careers hubs funding Almost 900 additional schools and colleges will join the government’s careers hubs from September as the programme expands with… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA finally reveals Covid financial support offer for 16-19 private training providers Private training providers whose recruitment of 16 to 19 students has been “limited” due to Covid-19 have been offered… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Principals sound warning on high cost of Covid safety measures College leaders have warned of spiralling Covid-19 safety costs as their membership body calls for a £70 million fund… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 842 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
