Politics, Skills reform

Shorter apprenticeships and level 7 restrictions confirmed by Starmer

PM also pledges to introduce 'foundation' apprenticeships

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Level 7 apprenticeships face the axe in levy reform, sources say

Government to set out plans for new growth and skills levy, including shorter apprenticeships and foundation apprenticeships

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Apprenticeship levy reform is like opening ‘Pandora’s box’, Labour warned

FE Week explores where the proposed growth and skills levy has got to ahead of the party’s conference next...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills bootcamps

£500m skills bootcamps failing to boost job prospects

Results data for 2021-22 finally published ahead of crunch budget decision

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Josh Mellor
Colleges, Pay, Strikes

Strike ballot to launch for sixth form college teachers after pay snub

Ministers have extended the 5.5% school teacher pay award to sixth form colleges, but only those that have academised

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Students

A third of colleges reported a death by suicide in past year, survey finds

Leaders call for more support through Labour's new children's wellbeing bill

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Coffey with Camden: Spilling the beans on Ofsted reforms

A Q&A with the inspectorate's COO

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Phillipson meets with unions to plan new ‘partnership’ model

Unions and employers would be asked for perspectives at 'early stage' of policy development

Billy Camden
Freddie Whittaker
Colleges

Cumbrian college gets £1.5m emergency ESFA loan

Low T Level and adult enrolments cause financial hit - but principal says underlying position is 'solid and sustainable'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden