News

Squad UK for WorldSkills Kazan 2019 revealed

Nearly 150 young people have been named in WorldSkills UK’s official Squad, and are one step closer to competing...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Skills Show 2017: Welcome home Team UK

A welcome home reception was put on for the 34 heroes who made up Team UK and competed in...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Skills Show 2017: Ministers descend on Birmingham in their droves

An A-list parliamentary cast arrived in Birmingham today to help tackle the “nightmare on skills street” that Britain currently...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Spielman: Ofsted to begin hunt for ‘scandalous’ apprenticeship providers

Ofsted will conduct early monitoring visits at new providers entering the apprenticeship market to sniff out any “scandalous” attempts...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

AoC Conference: Milton pleas for renewed ‘partnership’ with colleges

Anne Milton wants a refreshed “partnership” between FE and the government to help with the technical education reforms. The...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Ofsted returns to Learndirect as the provider fights for survival

Ofsted has completed its first monitoring visit at Learndirect, as the provider attempts to improve on its ‘inadequate’ rating...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Apprentice travel discounts yet to manifest

Six months after the Conservatives committed to cutting travel costs for apprentices in their election manifesto, there is no...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Don’t ‘punish’ young people with mandatory T-level work placements, AoC pleads

The Association of Colleges has asked the government not to “punish” young people by making 315-hour work placements mandatory...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Opinion

Mandatory T-level work placement rule is madness

I’m sure when the DfE came up with the idea to make the substantial T-level work-placement mandatory and call...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden