Apprenticeships

Foundation apprenticeships off to a shaky start

New programmes 'blur lines' with level 2 apprenticeships and miss popular youth sectors

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

First list of foundation apprenticeships published

Typical duration for the new entry route will be 8 months

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Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Lifetime Training replaces David Smith with Charlotte Bosworth as CEO

Former Post Office boss departs after almost two years in the role

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Devolution, Politics

Devolving 16-19 funding would be a nightmayor, minister warned

Doing so would lead to more 'bureaucracy' and 'inequalities', expert says

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Billy Camden
Ofsted

‘Remarkable’ spike in ‘outstanding’ college grades

Big increase in top results as inspectorate prepares to turn off headline ratings

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Billy Camden
Colleges

Personal reasons for Burnley College boss’s exit – reports

Interim principal replacement finally revealed

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

English and maths rules for foundation apprentices revealed

DfE adopts similar policy to the condition of funding for study programmes

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Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

DfE sets minimum off-the-job hours for each apprenticeship standard

Policy changed to 'increase flexibility in the delivery of OTJ'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Devolution, Politics

‘Potential’ for more skills devolution amid mayoral ‘tension’, says minister

Comes weeks after mayor Andy Burnham labelled the DfE as his 'biggest frustration'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden