News Seven things we learned from the government’s response to select committee apprenticeships report The government has today published its response to the education select committee’s report, The apprenticeships ladder of opportunity: quality… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Sixteen colleges facing UCU strike action in the new year Sixteen colleges across England face “significant disruption” in the new year, after members of the University and College Union… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News T-levels could be under threat if no deal Brexit goes ahead The introduction of T-levels could be under threat if a “no deal” Brexit goes ahead, according to reports this… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News ESFA announce changes to 16 to 19 funding rules from August 2019 Study programme learners aged 16 to 19 who’ve passed GCSE English and maths are set to be barred from… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Pressure mounts on Hinds to explain £500m apprenticeship ‘alleged overspend’ The chair of the influential education select committee has urged the government to be “open and transparent” about a… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Barring learners with fewer than three Ds ‘access to student loans’ is ‘retrograde step’ Proposals to deny student loans to learners who achieve fewer than three Ds in their A-levels have been branded… John Dickens 7y John Dickens 7y News Why the ESFA wants more apprenticeship providers – despite no starts at over 500 last year The government’s top apprenticeships civil servant has defended the decision to allow more providers on to the provider register… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofsted Watch: Three providers rated ‘good’ in first inspections It’s been a big week for new providers, with five first-time inspection reports published – three of which resulted… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive AoC fears college apprenticeships market share will shrink further The Association of Colleges has warned that colleges’ share of the apprenticeship market will continue to shrink, after FE… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Bailout cash will still be available under new insolvency regime Colleges will still be able to access some bailout funding once the insolvency regime comes into effect next year… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive MBA apprenticeships defended by their biggest provider As management degree apprenticeships continue to hit the headlines, with sector leaders voicing growing concern about their rising costs,… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Exclusive ESFA insists the apprenticeship budget is not under pressure The top apprenticeship civil servant has sought to reassure the sector after fears were raised of a budget overspend… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 851 Older Must read Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 5h Shane Chowen 5h Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Next 3 stories 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 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo