Apprenticeships, Higher education Long read Master’s-level apprenticeships ban risks throwing ‘baby out with bath water’ Fears that public services will be hardest hit by levy restrictions Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y News English and maths rules in apprenticeships under ‘review’ DfE seeks to ensure policy is ‘striking the right balance’ Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Apprenticeships More data needed to tackle apprenticeship dropout rates Researchers found that nine out of ten non-completing nursing associate apprentices dropped out close to their end dates Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Sponsored post Sponsored Sandwell College and NHS Trust launch £18 million Learning Campus, creating hundreds of jobs and training opportunities in the West Midlands Sandwell College and Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust recently announced a landmark agreement, which is set to secure… Advertorial 1y Sandwell College 1y News Curriculum review call for evidence: what FE needs to know The government has this morning published a call for evidence for its wide-ranging curriculum and assessment review. We already… Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Skills reform Skills England publishes first report New body, currently operating in shadow form, provides first assessment of skills needs Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Politics, Skills reform Shorter apprenticeships and level 7 restrictions confirmed by Starmer PM also pledges to introduce ‘foundation’ apprenticeships Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Level 7 apprenticeships face the axe in levy reform, sources say Government to set out plans for new growth and skills levy, including shorter apprenticeships and foundation apprenticeships Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y FE workforce DfE has made the FE pay case ‘strongly’ to Treasury, says skills minister Jacqui Smith tells Labour Party conference delegates to ‘wait and see’ what the budget holds Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel and Billy Camden 1y News Apprenticeship provider goes bust after surviving grade 4 Ofsted A specialist engineering apprenticeship training provider has gone bust, leaving behind debts of more than £350,000 to several colleges…. Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Apprenticeships, Long read Long read Why learning from neighbours could guide our apprenticeship reforms Reforms are coming to the apprenticeship system in England and the Labour government has been showered with suggestions about… Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill 1y Skills reform Revive Sector Skills Councils alongside Skills England, says C&G Skills England is ‘not a new idea’ for English skills development, report finds Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Newer 1 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 848 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Young people 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo 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 4mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4mo News 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 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
