News UVAC demands special treatment for degree apprenticeships The University Vocational Awards Council is demanding special treatment for universities offering degree apprenticeships, following the Education and Skills… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News IfA funding rate review: retailer standard facing 20 per cent cut The retailer apprenticeship standard is facing a 20 per cent funding cut, following the Institute for Apprenticeships’ review. The… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Bailout-backed university takeover of college finally given official approval A cash-strapped London college’s merger with a nearby university has finally been given the official stamp of approval. Lambeth… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Government no longer backing its own 3m apprenticeship manifesto commitment The Department for Education has, for the first time, refused to commit to its 3m apprenticeship starts target, after… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News IfA funding rate review: Customer service set for 13 per cent cut Yet another popular apprenticeship standard is set to have its funding cut, following the Institute for Apprenticeship’s rate review…. Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive Funding rates to be slashed for popular management apprenticeships The management degree apprenticeship standard is set to have its funding slashed by a massive £5,000. And funding rates… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Popular apprenticeship standard to be hit with £2k funding rate cut, claims employer group One of the most popular apprenticeship standards is in line for a more than 20 per cent funding rate… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofsted given final say over new apprenticeship provider quality Ofsted has officially been given the final say over poor-performing apprenticeship providers following an early monitoring visit, the Education… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Tight deadline for ESFA survey on non-levy transition period for providers Providers are being asked for their views on the expansion of the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s apprenticeships service–… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Monthly apprenticeship update: 3m starts target slips further away with just 22,300 starts in May Apprenticeship starts for May are down 40 per cent compared with the same period in 2016 – but up… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News North-east training provider on the verge of collapse A training provider in the north-east that held subcontracts worth more than £3 million last year is on the… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Allow UTCs and studio schools to select pupils, argues Toby Young University technical colleges and studio schools should be allowed to select pupils on the basis of aptitude, a controversial… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 842 Older Must read 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 16-19 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
