News Exclusive Hinds blames colleges as their share of apprenticeships slumps to 26 per cent Apprenticeships delivered by colleges fell to just 26 per cent last year, according to analysis by FE Week, and… Jessica Fino 6y Jessica Fino 6y News Exclusive ‘Sorry’ Dudley College boss calls for support and advice as auditing system gets ever more complex The leader of a high-profile college has called for greater support in navigating the government’s increasingly complex and high-stake… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Sudden closure of DfE’s Apprenticeship Delivery Board slammed as ‘surreal’ A board that was set up by government to increase apprenticeship starts has been quietly binned – with officials… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Culture department commits £100k to help film industry overcome apprenticeship rules A government department is pumping £100,000 into a pilot designed to get around the inflexibilities of apprenticeship levy rules… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News New subcontracting rule slammed as ‘immensely bureaucratic’ and ‘shockingly late in the day’ The Education and Skills Funding Agency has “shocked” hundreds of providers by requiring thousands of subcontracting contracts to be… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News BTEC award winners 2019 unveiled The winners of the ninth annual BTEC Awards have been recognised at a ceremony featuring performances, celebrity appearances and… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Energy Coast becomes second ever ‘outstanding’ UTC A university technical college in Cumbria is celebrating after becoming only the second of its kind to be rated… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Merger plans announced for East Riding College and The Grimsby Institute A college in the Humber has announced plans to merge with one of the largest FE provider’s in the… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive IfA blasted for introduction of ‘unfair’ apprenticeship fee Assessment organisations have hit out at the Institute for Apprenticeships’ “unfair” decision to start charging £40 per learner for… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Adult education, Devolution Revealed: The 17 winners of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s AEB tender The providers which have won adult education budget contracts from Greater Manchester Combined Authority have been revealed. The providers… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News WorldSkills 2019: Team UK given send-off at Parliament Skills minister Anne Milton told 37 of the UK’s best and brightest young skilled people they are about to… Jessica Fino 6y Jessica Fino 6y News Festival of Learning award winners 2019 honoured A man who left school without being able to read or write and a woman who went from staying… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 830 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 3d Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3d 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
