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Ofsted boss ‘concerned’ young people losing out as employers cash in on higher apprenticeships

Ofsted’s chief inspector is “concerned” that the rise in higher level apprenticeships is “partly” to blame for the decline…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Restrict access to degree apprenticeship funding for adults, says shadow skills minister

Degree apprenticeships should only be fully-funded for people aged under 25, those without a first degree and in sectors…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

City & Guilds reports 17.8m UK workers have outdated skills

A third of UK workers have not received any workplace training in the last five years, according to a…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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Lack of levy funding for small employers debated in Parliament

A chair of a leading small business lobbying organisation has thrown cold water on hopes of a boost for…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Over 1,200 to attend Annual Apprenticeship Conference 2020

Anticipation is building ahead of the sixth Annual Apprenticeship Conference, which is now set to feature the first public…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofsted watch: 10 providers achieve ‘good’ results

Ten FE providers were awarded grade twos from Ofsted in a good week for the sector. However, the college…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu


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Apprenticeship subcontracts halved since 2017 levy launch

Apprenticeship subcontracting has more than halved since the introduction of the levy in April 2017, new FE Week analysis…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
News

DfE U-turns on loans write-off for learners

The government has agreed to write off the loans for another group of learners left with no qualifications after…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
News

Ofsted struck fee deal to end legal challenge

Ofsted struck a deal to pay their own legal fees in return for the college for HS2 dropping their…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

SFC to be first to remove Catholic status

A sixth-form college in Blackburn is set to be the first of its kind to remove its Catholic status,…

Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
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Apprenticeship providers struggling to adapt to new Ofsted framework?

Last September Ofsted began inspecting apprenticeship providers using their new framework.  Out went the Common Inspection Framework (CIF), in…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

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
Billy Camden

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Colleges, Politics

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
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

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
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel
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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
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
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