News ESFA to consult on ‘new’ register of apprenticeship training providers The government is preparing to launch its consultation on the design and development of the revamped register of apprenticeship… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Urgent levy reform demanded for nursing degree apprenticeships Nursing degree apprenticeship start targets will be missed without urgent reform to how the apprenticeship levy can be spent,… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Baker clause: providers asked for their experiences Providers are being asked for their experiences of the controversial Baker clause, amid signs that schools are failing in… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive London mayor to use AEB top-slice to lobby for more powers A £3 million department created by the Greater London Authority using part of the capital’s adult education budget will… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News London’s largest college group ends UCU strike Industrial action at the largest college group in London has come to an end after Capital City College Group… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Nursing apprenticeships ‘too expensive’, warning for MPs Nursing degree apprenticeships are too expensive and fraught with difficulties for widespread roll-out, senior figures from the NHS are… Nick Linford 7y Nick Linford 7y News Demands for fairness after ESFA sets aside £2.6m in Somerset tender The launch of a £2.6 million tender by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to deliver community learning services… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofsted watch: An ‘outstanding’ week for FE and skills It’s been an ‘outstanding’ week for the FE and skills sector, as a specialist college has received the highest… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News IfA opens applications for its 15 occupational route panels The Institute for Apprenticeships has begun the recruitment process for membership to its 15 occupational route panels. The groups… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Get ‘faster and better’ at approving apprenticeship standards, skills minister tells IfA The skills minister has told the Institute for Apprenticeships to get “faster and better” at approving apprenticeship standards. Anne… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive Hull College receives £54m bailout amid job strikes An impoverished college caught in a row over job cuts has received a £54 million bailout. The eye-watering sum… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Seven more days of strikes at Hull College Group Staff at the Hull College Group will walk out for seven days in June as part of an ongoing… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y Newer 1 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 830 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