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 7y Billy Camden 7y 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 7y Billy Camden 7y 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 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y 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 7y Billy Camden 7y 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 7y Billy Camden 7y 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 7y Billy Camden 7y 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 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y 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 7y Jessica Fino 7y 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 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News IfA’s second funding band review: Another 17 standards signed off Funding bands for another 17 apprenticeship standards under review by the Institute for Apprenticeships have now been approved –… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News College claims three-day strike will have ‘no impact’ on students A three-day strike over staff cuts and pay will take place at cash-strapped Bradford College this week – but… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Another 10 new providers suspended from taking on apprentices Ten more new providers have received temporary bans on recruiting apprentices following early Ofsted inspections that found them making… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y Newer 1 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 842 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 16-19 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo News 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
