Adult education, Devolution, Skills reform Budget 2024: AEB deals for 3 county councils But nothing else new for FE and skills Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y LSIPs Budget 2024: Business leaders call for LSIP funding extension ‘Hard work’ of creating local skills plans risks being ‘undermined’ without more investment Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Apprenticeships Exclusive Treasury announces £3k top-up for 13 ‘growth sector’ apprenticeships Training providers will have to deliver a minimum number of starts to access the cash Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges, Strikes Five north east colleges set to strike this month Teachers at Education Training Collective will walk out for two days over 2022/23 pay offer Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News DfE rapped by watchdog as 1 in 4 FOI responses late Improve response times for information requests or face enforcement, ICO warns Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Staff Jo Grady re-elected as UCU general secretary Grady narrowly won the election, which had a turnout of just 15% Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Colleges Mayor’s masterclass: Brabin backs college VAT exemption The Mayor of West Yorkshire delivered an acting class to students at Leeds City College this week Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Apprenticeships, SEND Relax functional skills rules for autistic apprentices, says ex-minister Many autistic people “struggle” to complete higher level apprenticeships due to maths and English tests, the ex-minister said Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Maths, resits ‘Groundbreaking’ GCSE maths resit trial gets cash injection Funding aims to recruit 160 teachers to partake in next phase of study Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive DfE set to surrender £60m apprenticeship cash in 2023-24 Just 2% of total ring-fenced budget expected to be handed back to Treasury Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Exclusive New Ofsted chief had ‘outdated’ view of apprenticeships as school head Sir Martyn Oliver talked up careers guidance in his sector debut at AAC 2024 Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Apprenticeships, Colleges, Skills reform Front bench rivals clash in Colleges Week debate Schools minister and shadow skills minister engage in back-and-forth on future of apprenticeship levy Josh Mellor 2y Josh Mellor 2y Newer 1 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 832 Older Must read 16-19 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 18h Anviksha Patel 18h 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 1w Shane Chowen 1w 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 2w Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2w Next 3 stories Qualifications 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 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo
