News Exclusive ‘Ridiculous’: PAC chair slams Ofqual’s 4-week T-level consultation The chair of an influential committee of MPs has hit out at the rushed pace of T-level implementation –… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Keep co-investment fee, but transfer non-levy cash to providers with demand, UVAC tells Milton A membership body representing universities has written to the skills minister to say it would be a “massive mistake”… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Did failed Greater Manchester UTC get ‘free pass’ despite warnings? The viability of the failed Greater Manchester university technical college was questioned by government officials even before it opened,… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News NHS apprenticeship starts in the north west fell by nearly half last year, new figures reveal The north west was the region where NHS apprenticeships saw their biggest fall last year, as they dramatically dropped… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Public sector apprenticeships on the rise, new figures suggest New figures published today suggest that public sector apprenticeships are on the rise, after the government introduced a recruitment… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Union warns against another ‘shoddy’ pay deal on eve of college pay talks The University and College Union has written to Anne Milton before key pay talks, to warn it will not… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Monthly update: apprenticeship starts down 39 per cent in April Apprenticeship starts for April are down 39 per cent, compared with the same period in 2016. There have been… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News ‘Preferred’ Social Mobility Commission chair wants ‘complete overhaul’ of FE The government’s preferred candidate to chair the Social Mobility Commission has told MPs that the FE sector needs a… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive Names of over 60 colleges involved in new careers hubs revealed The names of more than 60 FE colleges set to play key roles in new hubs, which the education… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ofqual launch 52 question T-level consultation – but four week deadline a ‘shame’ Ofqual has today launched a consultation about how it will regulate T-levels – but has only given the sector… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Chair of college embroiled in bitter merger row resigns The embattled chair of a London college that was at the centre of a bitter row with staff and… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Learndirect criticised by Ofsted for ‘confusion’ over apprentices’ transfer Leaders at Learndirect have been criticised by Ofsted for causing “confusion and uncertainty” over the transfer of their apprentices… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 842 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
