News Government pushes for more over-60s apprentices Over-60s are being encouraged to do more apprenticeships, in a new government report looking at how to boost employment… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News AoC: Membership fees overhaul consultation to avoid £1 million overspend A consultation on the future of the Association of Colleges has set out plans for an overhaul of membership… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News First ever procurement process for adult education budget contracts finally launched The first ever procurement process for adult education budget contracts has finally been launched by the Skills Funding Agency…. Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Ofsted rates Birkenhead Sixth Form College as outstanding in all areas A sixth form college in the north west has become only the second in the country to be rated… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News IFS calls for minimum public sector workforce apprenticeship target to be scrapped The new minimum target for public sector bodies to employ at least 2.3 per cent of their workforce as… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Apprenticeship funding rule requiring 20 per cent off-the-job training ‘not going away’ Help is being offered to the government in an effort to define the minimum 20 per cent off-the-job training… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Halfon: Careers advice at colleges ‘state of the art’ but schools not good enough The skills and apprenticeships minster has hailed the “state of the art” careers advice that colleges deliver, but called… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Parent anger over Daventry UTC closure An angry parent of a student “devastated” by the news that her university technical college would close in the… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Institutes of technology £170m windfall going to existing providers The extra £170 million the government has promised to set aside for a new wave of “prestigious” institutes of… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News ‘Inadequate’ Gateway SFC pulls back from Leicestershire area review A struggling sixth form college has pulled out of its ongoing area review, after a special intervention by sixth… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ofsted watch: West Cheshire College no longer ‘inadequate’ A mostly encouraging week for FE, with regards to Ofsted reports, saw West Cheshire College shed its inadequate tag…. Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Halfon puts lifelong learning back in the spotlight Lifelong learning is firmly back on the government’s agenda, according to the skills and apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon, who… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y Newer 1 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 845 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
