News Regional winners of inaugural Annual Apprenticeship Awards announced The regional winners of the inaugural Annual Apprenticeship Awards have been announced at a special ceremony in the House… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Government joins unions and industry to thrash out a ‘National Retraining Scheme’ A high-level advisory group made up of top government officials and industry and union leaders has met for the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Jason Holt named Apprenticeship Ambassador Network chair Jason Holt CBE, the chief executive of HoltsGroup, has been named chair of the Apprenticeship Ambassador Network, replacing its… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News National Apprenticeship Week 2018 celebrates best of earning and learning The very best of what earning and learning means for learners and employers will be celebrated during the eleventh… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Exclusive College bankrolls failing schools in new academy trust An ‘outstanding’ FE college is having to bankroll improvements to struggling schools in its new academy trust. Two of… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News UTC told to join ‘strong’ multi-academy trust amid ESFA investigation A struggling UTC must join a “strong” multi-academy trust and improve its finances, after reports from a whistleblower prompted an… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ofsted Watch: Tough week for UTCs as two get ‘requires improvement’ University technical colleges have continued to struggle as two more received grade threes this week, while one FE college… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive DfE ‘plain sloppy’ at policing apprenticeship minimum wage adverts Providers on the government’s apprenticeship search site are not being effectively policed to ensure they advertise legal wages –… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Job-switch plan stalls for former Carillion apprentices Efforts to find alternative employers for former Carillion apprentices have stalled, because it’s proving difficult to match them with… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News IfA boss admits fears for tight T-levels timescale The boss of the organisation that will be responsible for T-levels has admitted he has deep concerns at the… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News University technical colleges will start recruiting from year 9 Two university technical colleges will start recruiting students a year before the standard starting age of 14 from September, and another… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Exclusive HMRC VAT crackdown spreads to subcontracting HMRC has launched a major investigation into subcontracting that could result in tens of millions in fees and fines… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 833 Older Must read 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 6d Anviksha Patel 6d 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 3w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo