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 1 508 509 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 851 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
