News Revealed: 3 million apprenticeship target slipping away The government’s commitment to three million apprenticeship starts by 2020 is increasingly out of reach, exclusive FE Week analysis… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Learndirect’s apprenticeship achievement rates continue to fall, says Ofsted Learndirect’s apprenticeship achievement rates have continued to fall, Ofsted has found in its first monitoring visit to the provider… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Baker clause: Schools obliged to let FE providers talk to pupils from January The Baker clause, which forces schools to open their doors to FE providers to let them advertise their services… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Budget 2017: Inflation-busting apprentice minimum wage rise The national minimum wage for apprentices will rise again in April, from £3.50 to £3.70 per hour, the chancellor… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Budget 2017: £8.5m to explore new maths resit approaches The government has set aside £8.5 million to pilot “innovative approaches” to improving its controversial GCSE maths resit policy…. Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Budget 2017: Extra £20m for colleges to prepare for T-levels The government will invest an extra £20 million to help colleges prepare for the introduction of T-levels, the chancellor… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Budget 2017: Colleges to get level three maths funding boost Colleges will get £600 for every extra student who studies maths at level three under a proposal due to… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted boost for college battling ‘financial crisis’ A major college that has been battling a financial crisis has clawed its way up to a ‘good’ Ofsted… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Sheffield College chief executive resigns The chief executive of a large general further education college in the north of England has resigned. The Sheffield… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News £76m available for adult retraining in digital and construction Plans to invest £76 million into retraining adults who want to work in the digital and construction sectors have… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News New ESFA boss admits levy ‘challenges’ The apprenticeship levy is having a challenging introduction, the new person in charge of education finances has admitted. Eileen… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Institute for Apprenticeships announces full membership of new route panels The Institute for Apprenticeships has announced the full membership lists for its 15 industry route panels, who will play… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Newer 1 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
