Long read, Prison education Prison Education unlocked: The system that’s failing its learners The prison population is estimated to pass 100,000 by 2030. With re-offending rates starting to increase and new prison… Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill and Sophie Carlin 1y Apprenticeships Labour’s levy won’t devalue apprenticeships, Malhotra claims Shadow skills minister says reform plans present ‘opportunities’ for training providers Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Apprenticeships UCAS aims for September 2024 rollout of apprenticeship tariff points Admissions service will consult on the delayed plans by this May Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Apprenticeships Scrap the levy transfer cap, say business leaders Just 2.7% of apprenticeship levy payers have transferred funds to smaller businesses Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y News Council tells students to study from home as it cuts transport Measures could exclude vulnerable learners, says local principal Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y T Levels Awarding body writes off £2.5m as T Level recruitment stalls Lower than expected T Level student numbers have hit charity NCFE’s books Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Reclassification Exclusive Colleges facing long delays for severance pay approvals One college still awaiting for approval on a retrospective exit payment Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y News Exclusive No tolerance: The true cost of resit reforms Provider fines to hit £45m a year without 5% tolerance threshold Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Skills reform Exclusive Destinations unknown: ILR data cut angers MCAs Destination and progression submission requirement to end in 2024/25 Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Higher education, Training Providers Office for Students to investigate uni’s subcontractors Leeds Trinity University faces regulatory probe over subcontracting Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Ofsted, SEND Four things to know from Ofsted’s careers review in specialist colleges Watchdog criticises local authority non-compliance with SEND learner transitions to FE and training Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y News ‘Politically driven’ post-16 policy churn has damaged stability, think tank warns Leaders urged to address ‘short attention spans’ to create more stable political consensus and improve post-16 inequalities and data… Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Newer 1 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 816 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
