Apprenticeships

FE Week asks the skills minister: are apprentices paid enough? 

'It's better than it looks on paper', says Alex Burghart

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Cambridge sixth form still ‘outstanding’ in first Ofsted inspection since 2006 

'It’s wonderful to see the hard work of our staff and students recognised in this way'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

Treasury plays down apprenticeship levy review

Employer and skills bodies want clarity over 'bizarre' backtrack

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
AAC2022, Apprenticeships

Low apprenticeship achievement rates will not impact Ofsted grades, chief inspector promises

'Our framework does not require inspectors to use achievement rates to make a judgement'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
AAC2022, Apprenticeships

DfE ‘will not be satisfied’ with upcoming apprenticeship achievement rates, top civil servant warns

Peter Mucklow has hinted there will be a big drop in national achievement rates this year

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
AAC2022, Apprenticeships

‘We need you’: Highlights from the skills minister’s opening speech at AAC 2022

Alex Burghart commits to increasing starts for young people and reducing burden for SMEs

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
AEB

Tactical subcontracting deal abandoned in mayoral combined authority

Funding rules state 'you must not subcontract to meet short-term funding objectives'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

Ofsted downgrades new provider after ESFA apprentice pay tip-off

Frustration over blurred ESFA and Ofsted roles

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Inclusion

DfE’s ‘bizarre’ BAME apprenticeships strategy

Plans to strengthen ethnic minority representation in campaign imagery and make use of 'influencers'

Billy Camden
Billy Camden