News DfE to consult on level 4 and 5 T-levels for introduction from 2022 The government is going to build a “new generation” of higher technical qualifications at levels 4 and 5 for… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Give nursing degree apprenticeships special treatment, education committee urges The NHS will not meet its apprentice recruitment target unless nursing degree apprenticeships are given special treatment, an influential… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Over ‘optimistic’ leaders drag council down to ‘inadequate’ A council has received the lowest possible rating for its adult and community learning provision after leadership and management… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Shadow minister demands IfA hands over private levy overspend presentation The Institute for Apprenticeships has been criticised for refusing to publicly share a presentation given to employers about a… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Skills minister will ‘look at whether it is right to continue to fund all apprenticeships’ The skills minister has said she will “look at whether it is right” for the government to “continue to… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Revealed: The 30 apprenticeship standards included in IfA’s new funding band review The funding bands for a further 30 apprenticeship standards have gone up for review today. The new list (see… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted annual report 2017/18: Nine key findings for FE Amanda Spielman presented her second annual report as Ofsted’s chief inspector this morning. She used it to highlight improvement… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Major apprenticeship provider to Santander goes bust after Ofsted mauling A major new apprenticeship provider has gone bust following a scathing Ofsted monitoring report which found its directors were… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted annual report warns apprenticeship levy being spent on graduate scheme rebadging Amanda Spielman has amplified Ofsted’s concern that too much apprenticeship levy funding is being spent on higher levels, which… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive ESFA handed over £250,000 AFTER disgraced training provider went bust The Education and Skills Funding Agency has paid a further quarter of a million pounds to a firm that… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News DfE wants Ofsted to inspect more ‘outstanding’ colleges – but won’t drop exemption The Department for Education has told Ofsted to reinspect more ‘outstanding’ colleges and schools, but stopped short of dropping… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Ofsted finds no off-the-job training at care sector apprenticeship provider A care sector apprenticeship provider has been heavily criticised by Ofsted for failing to give its apprentices any off-the-job… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 833 Older Must read 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 1w Anviksha Patel 1w 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo