NEET ‘Worrying’: Out of work and training 18-year-olds hits highest rate since 2009 Overall proportion of 16-18s not in education, employment or training (NEET) also rises Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Higher education Uni foundation year numbers up 700% in 10 years New figures reveal foundation year courses are less likely to improve incomes Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Colleges, RAAC RAAC confirmed at 2 more colleges, says DfE Number of total cases in education settings up to 214 Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships, UCAS UCAS launches new apprenticeship service University admissions body officially adds apprenticeship options to its site Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Care recruiter turned training provider ‘unable to verify’ apprentices have jobs Ofsted hits firm with ‘inadequate’ after failing to evidence funding claims Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Colleges, sixth form colleges ‘Groundbreaking’ school and college partnership to deliver new sixth form Richmond Upon Thames College and neighbouring school to open new sixth form to 50 students next year Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Apprenticeships Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards honour diverse talent and inclusive employers Award winners praised for demonstrating ‘remarkable dedication and resilience’ Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y News Training provider calls it quits after 50 years Key Training locks its doors after failing to renew borrowing facilities Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Apprenticeships Exclusive Portable flexi-jobs apprenticeship pilot flops Providers hit less than 1% of their target with just 2 months to go Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Apprenticeships, career change, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Workers face £40k financial penalty if they switch careers, research warns Experts call for lifelong learning entitlement to be expanded to help ease financial burden Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships IFS calls for uniform subsidy rate for apprenticeship levy Economists also warn that Labour’s plan to expand the levy risks ‘significant deadweight costs’ Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y News Oliver formally confirmed as next Ofsted chief inspector Schools boss pledges to be ’empathetic, compassionate and understanding of the challenges that those of us working in education… Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y Newer 1 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 816 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
