News EuroSkills day 1: Knight is a cut above the rest Lucy Knight is hoping she proved to be a cut above her hairdressing competitors on day one of EuroSkills… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Breaking: Ofsted annual report says GCSE English and maths resit policy is failing Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has said the GCSE English and maths resit policy is not working as the… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News ‘You are the role models of the future’ competitors are told as EuroSkills 2016 opens The most skilled young people in Europe were told they are becoming the “role models of the future” as… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News New nursing degree apprenticeship announced by Jeremy Hunt The launch of a new nursing degree apprenticeship has been announced by health secretary Jeremy Hunt, with the aim… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Public Accounts Committee wants broader success measures for apprenticeships A much broader range of success measures is needed for apprenticeships – accounting for progression to higher pay and… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News EuroSkills: The journey to Gothenburg One coach and a 659 mile flight later and Team UK has finally landed in Gothenburg ready to… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Area review reports and recommendations finally published This afternoon the Department for Education began publishing reports and recommendations for area reviews in the first two waves…. FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Exclusive SFA apprenticeship tender for small employers rejected by quarter of providers A quarter of apprenticeship providers have declined the opportunity compete for an SFA contract to deliver training to small and… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Learndirect top-slices almost £20 million through subcontractors deals Latest figures have shown that Learndirect top-sliced almost £20 million through its deals with subcontractors last academic year, FE… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Skills minister bids farewell to Team UK with heartfelt speech “You are helping to improve the national culture around skills and apprenticeships” was the message from Robert Halfon to… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News UTC Cambridge hit by Ofsted grade four rating A University Technical College based in Cambridge has been hit with an ‘inadequate’ grade by the education watchdog Ofsted…. Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Ron Dearing UTC expands a year before opening A University Technical College (UTC) scheduled to open in Hull next year has expanded to accommodate an extra 50… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y Newer 1 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 807 Older Must read 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 2d Jessica Hill 2d 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 3w Billy Camden 3w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
