Apprenticeships Employers renew calls for youth ‘apprenticeship guarantee’ The idea was first proposed by government in 2009 and resurfaced in 2020 before being quickly dropped Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Adult education, Ofsted, Skills reform US ed tech giant exits bootcamps after raking in £5m Struggling firm leaves UK training ‘in the best interest of students’ Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y EDI, Long read, Students Long read From veterans to refugees: City Lit’s silent revolution in deaf education For more than a century, London’s City Lit has been a global beacon of hope and empowerment for deaf… Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill 1y Strikes UCU staff strike throws congress into chaos UCU could cancel FE sector conference in anticipation of staff walking out Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Training Providers Court date set for Learning Curve vs DfE procurement trial The four day trial will determine if DfE broke procurement rules by refusing Learning Curve Group an adult education… Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Adult education, Devolution London’s mayor pairs skills with business in new appointment Howard Dawber will take over from Jules Pipe, who has overseen skills for eight years Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Students Poor mental health becomes top cause for college student absence Stress is particularly acute for English and maths resitters Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Colleges, Skills reform MPs: DfE should include FE in teacher recruitment forecasts FE is the ‘worst impacted’ sector yet often ignored by DfE plans Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y 16-19, Qualifications Revealed: 74 qualifications survive 2025 level 3 course cull Approved ‘alternative’ qualifications can be funded alongside A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Apprenticeships New off-the-job apprenticeship flexibility set for 2024/25 Active learning can take place every 3 months from August for front-loaded or block release apprenticeships Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Colleges Large south west college group announces new principal Rob Bosworth will leave Exeter College after 24 years to lead Cornwall College Group Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y skills Lack of skilled workers risks major infrastructure projects going over budget, PAC warns Major projects in FE include the T Level roll out, Skills Bootcamps and the capital transformation programme Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Newer 1 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 829 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w 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
