Colleges Tributes to former East Durham College principal Colleagues have praised her for championing further education Josh Mellor 8mo Josh Mellor 8mo News Long read Master’s-level apprenticeships ban risks throwing ‘baby out with bath water’ Fears that public services will be hardest hit by levy restrictions Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo News English and maths rules in apprenticeships under ‘review’ DfE seeks to ensure policy is ‘striking the right balance’ Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo Apprenticeships, DfE, IfATE More data needed to tackle apprenticeship dropout rates Researchers found that nine out of ten non-completing nursing associate apprentices dropped out close to their end dates Josh Mellor 8mo Josh Mellor 8mo Sponsored post Sponsored Sandwell College and NHS Trust launch £18 million Learning Campus, creating hundreds of jobs and training opportunities in the West Midlands Sandwell College and Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust recently announced a landmark agreement, which is set to secure… Advertorial 8mo Sandwell College 8mo News Curriculum review call for evidence: what FE needs to know The government has this morning published a call for evidence for its wide-ranging curriculum and assessment review. We already… Josh Mellor 8mo Josh Mellor 8mo Skills England Skills England publishes first report New body, currently operating in shadow form, provides first assessment of skills needs Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel 8mo Politics, Skills reform Shorter apprenticeships and level 7 restrictions confirmed by Starmer PM also pledges to introduce ‘foundation’ apprenticeships Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo News Exclusive Level 7 apprenticeships face the axe in levy reform, sources say Government to set out plans for new growth and skills levy, including shorter apprenticeships and foundation apprenticeships Billy Camden 8mo Billy Camden 8mo DfE DfE has made the FE pay case ‘strongly’ to Treasury, says skills minister Jacqui Smith tells Labour Party conference delegates to ‘wait and see’ what the budget holds Anviksha Patel 8mo Anviksha Patel and Billy Camden 8mo Apprenticeships, Long read Long read Why learning from neighbours could guide our apprenticeship reforms Reforms are coming to the apprenticeship system in England and the Labour government has been showered with suggestions about… Jessica Hill 8mo Jessica Hill 8mo News Apprenticeship provider goes bust after surviving grade 4 Ofsted A specialist engineering apprenticeship training provider has gone bust, leaving behind debts of more than £350,000 to several colleges…. Josh Mellor 8mo Josh Mellor 8mo Newer 1 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 806 Older Must read Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2w Billy Camden 2w Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo
