News Government announces new apprenticeship trailblazers The Prime Minister today announced 29 new trailblazer groups to lead the transformation of the apprenticeship system. The new… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Funding reform study finds employers unaware of apprenticeship costs Government research on apprenticeship funding reform proposals has found that employers were generally in the dark about how much… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Apprentices get new NUS-backed pressure group A new pressure group for apprentices has been launched by the National Union of Students (NUS). The National Society… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Apprenticeships to the rescue of the High Street Apprenticeships could help save the country’s “struggling” high streets, according to the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Providers will ‘no longer be able to force employers to take training they want to offer’, says Gove Routing apprenticeship funding directly to employers will mean providers can no longer “force employers to take whatever training they… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Labour taskforce calls for FE progression to determine schools funding Labour’s Skills Taskforce has called for school funding to be conditional on whether students progress into FE, employment or training…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Trailblazers, pay and loans all feature as leading apprenticeship figures meet Far-reaching government reforms were scrutinised at the Apprenticeship Debate, organised by Association of Education and Learning Providers (AELP). The… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Government funding agencies publish reports on Barnfield Federation The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and Education Funding Agency (EFA) have this afternoon published findings from their investigations into… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Exclusive: an FE Week Q&A with Skills Minister Matthew Hancock on apprenticeships Reforms, the minimum wage and 24+ loans are just three issues covered in an exclusive FE Week Q&A as… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News A view from the US on England’s apprenticeships, via Switzerland and Germany Bob Schwartz, professor of practice in educational policy and administration at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, was appointed… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Two years after pilot success, at last it’s official — Exeter College is outstanding Exeter College need no longer bite its lip after watching Walsall College take credit for the first ‘outstanding’ Ofsted result… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Police will not investigate Barnfield Federation Police in Hertfordshire have announced they will pursue no criminal investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement at the Barnfield… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 829 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 5mo Billy Camden 5mo
