News 8 things we learned from skills minister’s select committee grilling A feisty commons education select committee meeting, held this morning, saw Anne Milton quizzed on a number of pressing… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Halfon pleads for nursing apprenticeships to be ‘special case’ with levy spending The education select committee chair has pleaded for nursing apprenticeships to be made a “special case” with flexibility over… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Milton leaves MPs ‘staggered’ by admitting she wouldn’t encourage her children to study first T-levels The skills minister is expecting a “slow take-up” when T-levels are launched, and admitted that as a parent she… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Learndirect Apprenticeship staff and assets transferred to PeoplePlus for nominal fee The new owner of Learndirect’s apprenticeship division has transferred all assets, in a hastily arranged deal, to the company that… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Training for hundreds of glass industry apprentices branded ‘inadequate’ UPDATE: The government has confirmed that the Vocational College has now “ceased training”. “The DfE has appointed an administrator… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Disappointment at lack of concrete pay offer, as AoC proposes package dependent on funding rise Disappointment has been expressed at the lack of a concrete offer following pay talks with the Association of Colleges,… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News August is key merger month amid 17 partnerships for 2018 A partnership that was bitterly opposed by a local council, and the first university-college link-up in six years, are… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Minimum 2-month notice period for reduced apprenticeship funding rates Apprenticeship funding bands currently under review by the Institute for Apprenticeships will be given a minimum two-month notice period… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted watch: Three ‘new’ apprenticeship providers make reasonable progress Three ‘new’ apprenticeship providers have been found to be making ‘reasonable progress’ in all areas, while an adult and… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Employers leave Learndirect Apprenticeships following sale The recent sale of Learndirect Apprenticeships Ltd is causing some of its large levy-paying customers to take their business… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive DfE orders independent investigation into ESFA over 3aaa contract management An independent auditor has been called in to investigate the Education and Skills Funding Agency over their contract management… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Exclusive Wayne’s world: meet the new Learndirect boss A little-known entrepreneur, Wayne Janse van Rensburg, has overnight become one of the most powerful figures in FE after… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 805 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 4d Billy Camden 4d 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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
