Apprenticeships Scrap the levy transfer cap, say business leaders Just 2.7% of apprenticeship levy payers have transferred funds to smaller businesses Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y News Council tells students to study from home as it cuts transport Measures could exclude vulnerable learners, says local principal Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y T Levels Awarding body writes off £2.5m as T Level recruitment stalls Lower than expected T Level student numbers have hit charity NCFE’s books Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Reclassification Exclusive Colleges facing long delays for severance pay approvals One college still awaiting for approval on a retrospective exit payment Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News Exclusive No tolerance: The true cost of resit reforms Provider fines to hit £45m a year without 5% tolerance threshold Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Skills reform Exclusive Destinations unknown: ILR data cut angers MCAs Destination and progression submission requirement to end in 2024/25 Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Higher education, Training Providers Office for Students to investigate uni’s subcontractors Leeds Trinity University faces regulatory probe over subcontracting Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Ofsted, SEND Four things to know from Ofsted’s careers review in specialist colleges Watchdog criticises local authority non-compliance with SEND learner transitions to FE and training Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y 16-19, Adult education, Apprenticeships ‘Politically driven’ post-16 policy churn has damaged stability, think tank warns Leaders urged to address ‘short attention spans’ to create more stable political consensus and improve post-16 inequalities and data… Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Colleges Hull College exits intervention after 7 years Principal Debra Gray said the college has been ‘transformed back into a highly respected’ institution Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Apprenticeships Apprenticeship starts dip 12% after functional skills rate announcement Starts dive month after officials announced funding fast-track Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y National Apprenticeship Week 2024 14/02/2024 Find out more Newer 1 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 832 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 19h Anviksha Patel 19h 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
