Apprenticeships Apprenticeship assessment arm of GP Strategies to close ‘Mixed emotions’ decision comes after the company shut its apprenticeship training delivery provider earlier this year Joshua Stein 1y Joshua Stein 1y Politics Tory donors leave Education Policy Institute board as election looms Sir Paul Marshall and Lord Nash will step down as trustees of the think tank, as David Laws moves… Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Ofqual Sir Ian Bauckham appointed interim Ofqual chief Current chair of the regulator to serve for 12 month period from January after Dr Jo Saxton departs for… Freddie Whittaker 1y Freddie Whittaker 1y Ofsted Ofsted publishes first FE curriculum review Review warns maths knowledge is crucial to ‘rapid progress’ in the business sector Joshua Stein 1y Joshua Stein 1y News Inaugural Good for Me Good for FE award winners revealed 17 winners and highly commended finalists unveiled at online awards ceremony FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Ofsted Provider that ‘rarely’ contacts apprentices judged ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted Leadership changes have led to a ‘rapid decline’ in quality Joshua Stein 1y Joshua Stein 1y Apprenticeships Functional skills funding uplift brought forward to January 2024 54% increase fast tracked because it is ‘so important’, top apprenticeships civil servant says Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y AELP, Apprenticeships AELP names Ben Rowland as new CEO ITP founder and apprenticeships author will join the membership body in December Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Apprenticeships, CIPD Apprenticeships should last for minimum of two years, CIPD says HR body warns most UK apprenticeships are ‘too short to be a meaningful introduction to a career for young… Joshua Stein 1y Joshua Stein 1y Colleges, Tuition 16-19 tuition fund: Ofsted warns of ‘weak’ and ‘generic’ tutoring by external agencies But leaders praise overall ‘positive’ impact of scheme, and warn future tutoring is ‘untenable’ without more funding Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Colleges, Pensions College pension contributions to rise – but government will fund (for now) The rise of more than 20% for state schools and colleges will be funded by government, but private schools… FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Colleges, Strikes Three-day strike planned at 30 colleges in November Staff will be on the picket line in a fight over low pay Joshua Stein 1y Joshua Stein 1y Newer 1 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 802 Older Must read 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
