Apprenticeships

Apprentice minimum wage band could be axed

Low Pay Commission will examine evidence before scrapping the apprentice minimum wage

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Politics

Fears of even more FE budget cuts after autumn statement

Spending on non-protected government budgets, like further education, at risk due to spending on tax cuts, according to analysts

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform

OBR forecast hikes apprenticeship levy intake to £4bn next year

Gap between levy receipts and public spending distribution becomes ‘gaping chasm’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofqual, Ofsted

Ofqual investigation ‘made me feel like a criminal’

Apprenticeship assessment firm exits market after regulator’s audit left owner feeling suicidal

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

‘Professional status’ scheme for apprenticeships launched 

Apprentices will be awarded post nominal designations through the scheme

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted

University grabs top Ofsted marks for ‘ambitious’ healthcare apprenticeships

Leaders praised for ‘sustainable and steady’ apprenticeship growth

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel


Ofsted

Ofsted scrutiny of ‘huge benefit’ to education sector, Spielman says in last annual report

Watchdog also flags ‘deeply concerning’ FE teacher training, continued poor apprenticeship provision, and bootcamps quality assurance fears

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Ofsted

Ofsted: College results improve again while ITPs drop to EIF low

The quality of education at general FE colleges has hit another record high, but the proportion of independent training…

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Autumn statement: £50m pilot for ‘growth sector’ apprenticeships

Apprentice minimum wage rises, while talks over levy restrictions continue

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted, Training Providers

Business training firm jumps two grades to ‘outstanding’

Provider leaders say apprentice and client feedback ‘matters more than anything’

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Autumn statement: Apprentice minimum wage boosted to £6.40 an hour

The 21% increase will take effect from April 2024

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel

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Long read, Prison education

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
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor