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 Colleges, Young people 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 News FE Commissioner’s annual report encourages colleges to use £700m bailout fund while they can Financially struggling colleges should seek bailouts from the restructuring fund while they still can, the FE commissioner has said… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News NUS president Shakira Martin engulfed in ‘bullying’ row A row has erupted in the upper echelons of the National Union of Students, as its president wants to… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Stafford MP Jeremy Lefroy wades into non-levy row Colleges must all have access to funding for apprenticeships with smaller employers, according to the latest MP to weigh… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Carillion apprentices WILL be paid after January, DfE confirms Any former Carillion apprentice who is yet to find alternative employment following the collapse of the outsourcing giant will… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Manchester Creative Studio will be 18th studio school to close A struggling studio school with low pupil numbers and “significant financial challenges” will close this summer, it has been… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Newer 1 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 851 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo 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 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
