News Damning Ofsted visit brands special needs charity’s apprenticeships ‘inadequate’ A charity which supports people with special needs has been rated ‘inadequate’ in every category in a damning Ofsted… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Ofsted boss backs calls for more 16-to-18 cash to combat falling standards Ofsted’s chief inspector has offered her “strong view” that 16-to-18 funding should be increased in the forthcoming spending review,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Head of post-18 review remains tight-lipped after budget offers no ‘little extras’ for FE The chair of the government’s post-18 education review remained tight-lipped on whether it will result in more funding for… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News NHS trusts urged to spend apprenticeship levy faster or risk losing their funds Health Education England has written to NHS trusts encouraging them to use or transfer their apprenticeship levy funds after… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News ESFA reveals plans for new tougher apprenticeship provider register The Education and Skills Funding Agency has revealed plans to tighten up rules for training providers wanting to get… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Treasury backtrack on April apprenticeship fee cut start date The Treasury has thrown the start date into doubt for when the 10-per-cent fee that small businesses pay when… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted slate wiped clean for grade four UTC joining MAT A university technical college rated ‘inadequate’ earlier this year will have its Ofsted slate wiped clean as it joins a… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Budget 2018: Apprentice minimum wage set to rise again The national minimum wage for apprentices will rise again in April, from £3.70 to £3.90 per hour, the chancellor… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Budget 2018: Apprenticeship fees halved to 5% for small businesses The 10-per-cent fee that small businesses must pay when they take on apprentices will be halved, the chancellor has… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Greater London Authority’s adult education budget tender launched The Greater London Authority has become the first devolved area to launch a tender for its adult education budget…. Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Revealed: Another four apprenticeship providers banned from taking new recruits Four more apprenticeship providers have been banned from taking on new starts after facing criticism from Ofsted – bringing… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Ofsted Watch: Mixed results for private providers It has been a mixed week for independent learning providers, after four were found lacking in Ofsted inspections –… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Newer 1 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 830 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
