News First City Training slumps to ‘inadequate’ A health and social care training provider has been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted in a report that warns of… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News BREAKING: First official apprenticeship levy figures show a 61% fall in starts Total apprenticeship starts for May, June and July fell a staggering 61% compared to the same period last year…. Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: Touchdown in Abu Dhabi After a 3,000 mile flight Team UK has landed in Abu Dhabi ahead of their contests with the rest… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News New senior role for former SFA boss after Positive Outcomes disaster A former Skills Funding Agency boss will take over as chair of the work-based learning specialist JTL, nine months… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive: T-level priority panel chairs revealed The chairs of the first six T-level panels have been announced by the Department for Education. Fifteen names of… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Manchester starts tumble by over a third, post-levy Apprenticeship starts in one of England’s largest cities have shown a “notable and significant decline” since the introduction of… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News First T-levels announced by minister UPDATE, 10am: The T-level action plan has now been published. To read it click here. The first three T-levels… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Kensington MP lends weight to college survival campaign The MP for Kensington is backing a campaign by Grenfell residents to save their local college campus from housing… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: Team UK given send-off at Parliament Thirty-four of the UK’s most gifted young tradespeople were told that the country “desperately” needs their “skills and inspiration”… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News BAE Systems: Apprenticeships safe from mass job losses Britain’s biggest defence manufacturer has promised that its apprenticeship programme will not be affected by today’s announcement that it… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News College leaders beg Theresa May for more 16-to-19 funding Principals and chairs from 140 colleges have written to the prime minister begging for more funding for 16- to 19-year-old… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Greening opens National College for High Speed Rail The new National College for High Speed Rail was officially launched by the education secretary yesterday. The college, which… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 842 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 3mo 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
