News Exclusive Apprenticeships quango adviser quits after breaking advertising rules An adviser to the government’s apprenticeship quango has quit after FE Week found he had set up an assessment… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Game over for level 2 business admin apprenticeship Hopes for a level 2 business administration standard were shattered today after the new boss of the government’s apprenticeship… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofqual win: Employers to lose ownership of quality assuring apprentice assessments The government is consulting on plans to dump employers when it comes to external quality assurance of apprentices –… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Apprenticeship starts fall 12 percent in December The number of apprenticeship starts in England plunged by 12 per cent in December, according to government figures published… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News MBA apprenticeship faces cull as Williamson ‘unconvinced’ The education secretary has demanded a review into the controversial MBA apprenticeship “to safeguard the integrity of the apprenticeship… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y Governance Government to tender for college board recruitment and audit service The Department for Education has announced it will be piloting a college governor recruitment scheme and board performance audits…. Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News DfE launches £9m College Collaboration Fund to replace £15m Strategic College Improvement Fund The education secretary Gavin Williamson is launching a new £9 million “collaboration” fund in a bid to improve governance… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence project aims to support 1,000 lecturers The organisation behind the UK’s performance in international skills competitions is launching the WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence project… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Who’s who? Your guide to the new ministerial line-up at the DfE The remits of the new ministerial team at the Department for Education have been confirmed following Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA announce date for full rollout of digital apprenticeship system All apprenticeship starts will be managed through the government’s digital apprenticeship service from 1 November 2020, the Education and… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Catholic sixth form in need of partner to survive, claims FE Commissioner A Blackburn-based catholic sixth form college is no longer “sustainable” due to falling student numbers, the FE commissioner has… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Government praise for ‘new and enthusiastic’ staff at council-run grade four provider An FE Commissioner report published today praised a council’s response to a grade four from Ofsted, after the result… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 830 Older Must read 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 5d Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5d 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 3w Shane Chowen 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo