News AELP appoints a devolution director to represent independent training providers The “real fear” that independent training providers wouldn’t get “representation around the table” in adult education budget devolution has… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Asian Apprenticeship Awards: the winners A project management apprentice and student mentor who defied his family’s wish for him to go to university has… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Damian Hinds reacts to concerns that spend on apprenticeships is soaring The education secretary didn’t deny that the apprenticeships budget is heading for a £500 million overspend this year, when… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Flagship National Citizen Service under fire for £1m-a-year offices The government’s flagship National Citizen Service trust has been slammed after its rent ballooned by more than ten-fold to… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Union warns AoC risks ‘becoming an irrelevant voice’ after another ‘insulting’ 1% pay offer The Association of Colleges has been warned that it risks “becoming an irrelevant voice” in the FE sector after… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News DfE pauses publication of monthly apprenticeship starts The Department for Education has yet to reveal how many people have started apprenticeships in 2018/19 – even though… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News IfA confirms funding cut of £5k to chartered manager degree apprenticeship standard The popular chartered manager degree apprenticeship standard will have its funding slashed by £5,000, the Institute for Apprenticeships has… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Education secretary disagrees with Ofsted and not blaming colleges for ‘false hope’ job prospects Damian Hinds has said he would “not blame colleges at all” in the way that Amanda Spielman did for… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive DfE urgently seeking answers to why level two apprenticeships fell by 38% The Department for Education is urgently seeking to “improve understanding” of what’s behind the drop in level two apprenticeships,… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Advanced learner loan participation falls for first time The number of people taking out advanced learner loans last year fell by more than eight per cent – the first… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Apprenticeships starts down nearly a quarter last year Apprenticeship numbers fell by almost a quarter last year compared to the year before, according to final figures published… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Revealed: The next seven T-levels to be taught from 2021 The programmes to be taught in wave two of the government’s T-level roll-out will be announced by the education… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 848 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo