News UCU college strike action continues to win concessions The University and College Union is continuing to win concessions in the current round of college strikes, as it… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Only a quarter of prospective T-level pioneers were successful Only a quarter of the providers which applied to offer T-levels in 2020 were successful, and many of those… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Hull College’s vast debts exposed An impoverished college which took a £54 million bailout did so after declaring a deficit of close to £13… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Big five awarding giants compete for T-levels The big guns of the awarding organisation world are drawing the battle lines in the imminent struggle for ownership… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Colleges recognised for outstanding higher education provision Two colleges have received gold medals recognising their outstanding higher education provision in the latest Teaching Excellence Framework ratings…. Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Highbury College tumbles two grades from ‘outstanding’ Highbury College has dropped two grades from ‘outstanding’ in an Ofsted report that brands its teaching “uninspiring” and raises… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Fresh trouble for NCG as its flagship free school is forced to close A free school sponsored by England’s largest college group, and which is led by some of its top people,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Keeping Carillion apprentices gainfully employed cost the government £3m Finding new work for apprentices left jobless in the wake of the collapse of Carillion cost the government around… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News DfE exceeds 2.3% public sector apprenticeships target The Department for Education exceeded its own target for recruiting apprentices last year. Ever since the apprenticeship levy was… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Employers use just 10% of their apprenticeship levy funds in first year Employers have used just 10 per cent of their apprenticeship levy funds in first 12 months since it was… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Londoners on less than the living wage of £19,890 can access free training next year Adults in the capital who earn less than the London living wage will have their training fully funded from… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News London mayor’s skills strategy signals funding switch from qualifications to job outcomes London will shift its adult education budget payment model away from funding qualifications towards wider outcomes such as progression… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 830 Older Must read 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 6mo Billy Camden 6mo
