News Public sector apprenticeship target: 1.4 per cent progress so far Overall progress towards the public sector apprenticeship target stands at 1.4 per cent so far, according to statistics published… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News AoC conference: 7 takeaway points from the chief inspector’s speech Ofsted’s chief inspector delivered a keynote speech to bring this year’s Association of Colleges conference to a close today…. Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Careers and Enterprise Company blasted over £200k conference spend The Careers and Enterprise Company has been blasted for spending more than £200,000 on two conferences after MPs demanded… Jess Staufenberg 7y Jess Staufenberg 7y News College group boss gives up bonus in ‘landmark’ pay deal The new boss of a London college group has given up his annual bonus as part of a “landmark”… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Rayner: Labour would scrap GCSE English and maths forced resits policy The controversial GCSE English and maths resits policy would be scrapped under a Labour government, Angela Rayner is expected… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News UCU members at six colleges set for two-day walk out Members of the University and College Union at six colleges will walk out for two days next week, in… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Milton tells college leaders to use money ‘wisely’ before asking Treasury for more cash The skills minister has told college leaders that they need to use their money and resources “wisely” before making… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News FE commissioner annual report: number of colleges put into intervention drops by more than half The number of colleges referred for formal intervention by the FE commissioner fell by more than half last year… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News DfE reveals new national leaders of governance The names of the first six national leaders of governance have been revealed by the Department for Education. The… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Hat-trick of ‘requires improvement’ ratings for retail giant’s apprenticeship training High street giant Boots has been hit with a third ‘requires improvement’ rating in a row by Ofsted. Inspectors… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Troubleshooter takes over at Cornwall College Group A troubled college group has appointed a seasoned troubleshooter as its interim principal. Cornwall College Group lost its former… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive Careers advice worse at schools with sixth forms Schools with sixth forms have been exposed as failing to provide students the same level of careers advice as… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 830 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 2d Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2d 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