Ofsted University grabs top Ofsted marks for ‘ambitious’ healthcare apprenticeships Leaders praised for ‘sustainable and steady’ apprenticeship growth Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y 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 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Sponsored post Sponsored What’s next in the post-16 reforms? David Rowley, Product Manager in Technical Education at the awarding organisation NCFE, explains the latest developments from the post-16… Advertorial 2y NCFE 2y 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 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News Autumn statement: £50m pilot for ‘growth sector’ apprenticeships Apprentice minimum wage rises, while talks over levy restrictions continue Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Ofsted, Training Providers Business training firm jumps two grades to ‘outstanding’ Provider leaders say apprentice and client feedback ‘matters more than anything’ Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y 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 Newer 1 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 816 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
