Politics Budget 2024: What the chancellor announced for FE and skills Additional funding committed to further education and apprenticeships as national insurance and minimum wages rise FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Politics Budget 2024: Lifelong learning entitlement delayed again Fundable higher education courses will now not start until January 2027 Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Politics Budget 2024: Extra £300m for FE Shorter and foundation apprenticeships to also get £40m next year Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Apprenticeships, Politics Apprentice minimum wage to rise to £7.55 New rate will apply from April 2025, chancellor set to announce at tomorrow’s budget Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Politics Revealed: The new education committee membership 11 MPs selected for influential committee that holds the Department for Education to account Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth 1y Politics Streamlined skills and jobseeker support to cut ‘ballooning’ benefits bill Chancellor also vows to ‘protect’ education priorities at Wednesday’s budget Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Training Providers Global education investors snap up Corndel The training provider joins a global network of more than 60 training companies that includes Regent’s University London Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Cambridge drops senior leader apprenticeship despite ‘outstanding’ inspection The university said the senior leader apprenticeship was no longer viable Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y SEND SEND: ‘Whole-system reform needed’, says NAO Government’s spending watchdog also says councils need ‘urgent’ intervention to stop widespread financial meltdown Samantha Booth 1y Samantha Booth and Shane Chowen 1y Colleges Pay deal ends two-year dispute at north east college group Both staff and the college group appear happy with the deal Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Apprenticeships, Skills reform Give employers tax relief on training, say Lords The model could unlock over £1 billion in employer investment in training, estimates suggest Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Prison education Education at ‘neglected’ prison fails to improve Despite improving English and maths provision, many prisoners still lack access to a ‘suitable curriculum’ Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Newer 1 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 839 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
