News Ofsted watch: Two grade crash to inadequate for independent training providers Two of the three independent training provider full inspection reports published this week have resulted in a two grade… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ofqual to discuss conflict-of-interest concerns with NSAFD organisation Ofqual will hold talks with an awarding organisation owned by the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink, over… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Exclusive ‘Shambles’ IfA on course to launch with temporary leadership The Institute for Apprenticeships looks increasingly likely to launch without either a permanent chief or deputy chief executive, following… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News All eyes on tonight’s National Apprenticeships Awards The UK’s most promising apprentices and best employers will tonight be crowned the winners of the National Apprenticeships Awards… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News It’s official: public sector apprenticeships target set at 2.3 per cent The government has confirmed that at least 2.3 per cent of the workforce in public sector bodies in England… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News AoC defends colleges after new DfE statistics show lack of English and maths progress The Association of Colleges has sprung to the defence of its members after key performance statistics unveiled today by… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Over 60 MPs call on minister to commit to adult education resurgence More than 60 MPs have written to the apprenticeships and skills minister, backing a campaign in support of a… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Lord Nash: Fifth of sixth form colleges have begun official negotiations for acadamy status A fifth of sixth form colleges have started formal negotiations to convert to academy status, the academies minister has… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News IfA director role like ‘hand grenade with pin removed’, AELP warns The director of assessment role for the new Institute for Apprenticeships has been likened to “a hand grenade with… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News DfE advertises for over 100 paid advisors to help with Sainsbury reforms A job advert for more than 100 panel members to help develop new technical qualifications has been posted for the Department… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Unison: New labour market tsar must protect underpaid apprentices The government’s new director of labour-market enforcement must protect apprentices from exploitation in the workplace, one of the UK’s… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Wave three of area reviews produces four merger proposals Just five mergers have been proposed in the latest area reviews to have completed – and with one of… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 829 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
