News Exclusive NHS takes action against Learndirect Apprenticeships Learndirect Apprenticeships Ltd has been removed from part of the purchasing system used by London hospitals, following a joint… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Milton wants flexibility, not ‘the dead hand of the state’ The skills minister has admitted she’s heard serious concerns about the government’s apprenticeship reforms, but claims there is “just… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News National Audit Office to investigate Learndirect and the DfE The National Audit Office has officially launched an investigation into Learndirect and the Department for Education following outcry from… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News AEB contracts boost will be paid from unspent £200m Funding increases in adult education budget contracts for private providers will be paid from the massive underspend on adult… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Somerset provider reopens courses after major AEB increase – but it’s still £1m short A large community learning provider in Somerset has reopened courses today after the government granted it substantial extra emergency… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Greening announces 27 new degree apprenticeship projects, but no new money UPDATE: HEFCE has now announced details of the 27 projects on its website. We’ve alerted the DfE ———————————————————————————————————— Justine Greening… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News DfE confirms HE fee policy change WILL apply to FE loans The government’s proposed rise in the repayment threshold for student loans will apply to FE loans, it has been… Freddie Whittaker 8y Freddie Whittaker 8y News Exclusive ESFA finds additional AEB funding in effort to solve tender chaos The ESFA has confirmed it has found additional adult education budget funding and sent out letters to relevant independent… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive DfE to announce solution to AEB tender chaos later today UPDATE: An hour after publishing this article the ESFA sent out electronic letters confirming the additional AEB funding (click… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Review of apprentice provider list planned The government is already planning to review its register of apprenticeship training providers, but not until the new window… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Editor asks: Can mega colleges ever be too big to fail? With colleges across the country pressured into mega-mergers and the government dishing out special treatment to the ailing FE… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Details of new T-level tendering timeline revealed The Department for Education is moving forward with a detailed new timetable for the implementation of T-levels, FE Week… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 829 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
