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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Bridget Stockdale 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y Newer 1 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 854 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
