News Ofsted watch: Top grade for independent learning provider An independent learning provider has boosted its grade to ‘outstanding’ – reversing a trend that has seen a number… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Enforcement measures proposed to keep kids in education until 18 Enforcement measures should be introduced to make sure that 16-to-18-year-olds participate in education and training, a leading sector figure… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Carillion update: £1.4m apprentice rescue package Cash incentives of £1,000 are being offered to every employer who takes on apprentices caught up in the collapse… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Revealed: Gove was forced to create UTCs As education secretary, Michael Gove was “forced” to create university technology colleges by George Osborne and David Cameron, a… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive Learndirect enters redundancy talks Learndirect has entered redundancy talks with an unknown amount of its staff. A consultation on job losses was launched… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Nearly £25m in non-levy cash went to new providers Around £25 million was given to providers entering the apprenticeship market for the first time in the controversial non-levy… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y 14-16, Colleges Exclusive Colleges ditch 14-16 provision to save their reputation Two huge colleges are walking away from their 14-to-16 provision because the government’s new progress measures are too “onerous”… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Qualifications WILL be allowed for apprenticeships Strict rules that apprenticeships cannot involve qualifications are set to be overturned next week, FE Week understands, potentially unsticking… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Colleges must meet Gatsby career benchmarks or lose money Colleges have been warned that they could be stripped of funding if they do not comply with the government’s… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Metro mayors commit to growing BAME apprenticeships Five city mayors have committed to increasing the number of apprentices from ethnic minority and disadvantaged backgrounds. The ‘Five… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Northern Powerhouse education report: the eight findings for FE and skills The Northern Powerhouse Partnership has today published a major report on how the region can close the education and… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Cambridge University and Greggs among 354 organisations added to register of apprenticeship training providers The government increased the size of the register of apprenticeship training providers (RoATP) by 354 today, pushing the total to… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y Newer 1 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 829 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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
