Apprenticeships Autumn statement: Apprentice minimum wage boosted to £6.40 an hour The 21% increase will take effect from April 2024 Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y WorldSkills UK national finals 2023 21/11/2023 Find out more Long read Long read Too few workers leaves childcare ‘revolution’ in peril The early years sector is facing debilitating staff shortages. Jessica Hill speaks to sector leaders about how reforms to… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y Colleges, Reclassification New borrowing rules posing cashflow problems for colleges Rules imposed last year amount to a ‘perfect storm’, FE leaders warn Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y WorldSkills UK Revealed: WorldSkills UK’s 2023 national finals results UK’s best vocational and technical skills talent honoured in Greater Manchester host region Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y WorldSkills, WorldSkills UK WorldSkills UK: Foundation skills medalists announced The national foundation skills finals ended with the medal ceremony at The Manchester College Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Jo Grady, UCU Grady faces three challengers in bid to lead UCU The top job candidates all work in the university sector Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y T Levels Exclusive DfE claws back two thirds of £10m T Level employer incentive cash Business representatives slam ‘disappointing’ underspend but officials claim some simply rejected the offer Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Multiply, Skills reform Ofsted to assess spending on Sunak’s maths scheme Multiply oversight concerns set to be addressed by education watchdog Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges, RSHE DfE ‘considering’ making sex education compulsory in colleges The move follows calls by MPs in July to extend the provision to post-16 settings Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform Exclusive Treasury plans apprenticeship levy restrictions Chancellor wants to act on soaring degree-level apprenticeship spending Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Colleges Seven colleges scoop royal prize for further education ‘Ground-breaking’ college initiatives in space engineering, nuclear and maritime among this year’s Queen’s Anniversary Prize winners FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Newer 1 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 811 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Billy Camden 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
