News Exclusive Employers in three sectors to grade their own apprentices Employers in the retail, hospitality and travel sectors are actively preparing to exploit a loophole that will allow them… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News SFA close achievement rate “loophole” that boosted some provider rates by more than 20 percent The Department for Education has admitted to a “loophole” in the Skills Funding Agency qualification achievement rate calculation, which… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News ‘Good’ Ofsted report finally unveiled for recently incorporated FE college, after 90-day wait Questions surround why publication of a ‘good’-overall Ofsted report was delayed until 90-days after the recently created FE college… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News BREAKING: Apprenticeship achievement rate falls to 67 per cent under new method The percentage of people passing their apprenticeship has fallen to 67 percent, figures released this morning show. The overall achievement… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Lincoln College Group defends ‘isolated error’ after being named in minimum wage offenders’ list A college group has defended itself after it appeared in the government’s largest ever list of national minimum and… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Colleges stand by multi-million pound subcontractor despite insolvency issues Three colleges have insisted they will stand by a multi-million pound subcontractor, despite it entering into insolvency arrangements. JTJ… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Hull College Group silent on future of under fire chief executive Hull College Group has repeatedly refused to publicly back its chief executive, after he was urged to resign following… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Learndirect tops list of European Social Fund contracts with provision worth almost £50 million Learndirect has come out on top in the race to win European Social Fund contracts, securing 26 deals worth… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Minister backs early years educator u-turn as sector made to wait by PM’s office A government u-turn on GCSE requirements for early years educator apprenticeships has the backing of the secretary of state… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Breaking: Online apprenticeship service registration opens The online system that employers will use to manage apprenticeship funds is now open for registration to all levy-paying… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News New legal apprenticeships contract between SFA and employers unveiled The controversial new legal agreement, that employers will have to sign with the Skills Funding Agency to run new… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Third of employers paying levy in April don’t know it exists yet, according to new report A third of employers who will have to pay the new apprenticeship levy from April are not even aware… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 817 Older Must read community cohesion 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 7h Jessica Hill 7h 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
