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 News College restructuring support: still less than half of £726m fund approved The government has approved around £330 million to cover the cost of implementing post-area review changes so far. The… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Employer satisfaction falls across FE, but ITPs still edge ahead of colleges Employer satisfaction levels have fallen across the FE sector this year, but private providers are still outperforming colleges. The… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Apprenticeships by industry characteristics data: The 5 things we learnt New research on apprenticeships by industry characteristics has revealed which sector is the most popular, what is preferred by… Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y Pippa Allen-Kinross 7y News Monthly apprenticeships update: July starts down 43% on 2016 Apprenticeship starts for July are down 43 per cent on the same month in 2016 – but up 21… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Campaign launched to ‘Raise the Rate’ of sixth form funding Twelve school and college associations have written to the chancellor to urge him to increase funding for sixth form… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News High Court Judge places 3aaa into compulsory liquidation Former apprenticeship provider Aspire Achieve Advance has been placed into compulsory liquidation, after a High Court Judge accepted a… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Another studio school to close – meaning nearly half have wound up A studio school in Bath that has struggled to meet costs as a result of severely low student numbers… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 851 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 1h Shane Chowen 1h 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
