News More understanding needed for career ambitions, report says Better understanding is needed of why young people choose oversubscribed career paths, a new report states. The study, ‘Routes… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Government launches area review cash for consultants Application guidance for up to £100k consultancy grants that will support the implementation of area review recommendations has been… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Apprenticeship levy funding pot predictions cut by £100m a year The amount of money the apprenticeship levy is expected to raise has already fallen by £100m for each year… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News FE ‘postcode lottery’ for high needs learners, expert warns A leading expert in learning difficulties and disabilities has branded the FE sector a “postcode lottery” for young people… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Fears over lack of assessment organisations Concerns have been raised over delays with government approval of apprentice assessment organisations (AAOs) for Trailblazer apprenticeship standards after… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Agency under fire for refusing to list changes to quals A college strategic funding manager has hit out at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) for refusing to publish a… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Fall in number of employers posting apprenticeship vacancies Government figures showed a 6 per cent fall in employer numbers posting apprenticeship vacancies in the same week it… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Annual survey: Power to the people? Or a ruse to disguise further spending cuts? CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE The third annual FE Week and Policy Consortium FE and Skills Survey 2016. Devolution and… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News National curriculum should end at 14, House of Lords says A House of Lords report into social mobility has called for the national curriculum to stop at age 14… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News The great college merger ‘rush’ > Exclusive analysis finds potential for 15 mergers in 2016 > Union warns of time needed for meaningful consultation Bury… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Launch of new online apprentice recruitment site delayed The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has announced that it has delayed the launch of the new ‘recruit an apprentice/trainee’… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Exclusive: Apprentice vacancy with troubled Tata Steel advertised by government An advert has appeared on a government website for an apprenticeship vacancy with Tata Steel — even though the… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y Newer 1 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 829 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
