Business backlash builds over ‘dumbed down’ apprenticeships More employer groups gear up to fight assessment shake-up that ‘risks damaging the brand and driving employers away’
New Ofsted inspection process is FE sector’s ‘chance to shine’, says Oliver Watchdog also reveals it will publish first report cards in batches ‘so no one feels exposed’
Milburn must ‘join the dots’ to help NEETs Experts urge independent review to ‘break down the policy silos’
Degree apprenticeships less accessible to disadvantaged young people than Russell Group unis Research reignites warnings that the route risks becoming ‘another middle-class preserve’
Alan Milburn to lead ‘uncompromising’ review into rising NEETs Investigation will place specific focus on the impact of mental health and disability
Cumbrian college principal retires after 16 years Chris Nattress will be replaced by Mark Fell at Lakes College
AELP conference: DWP seek to soothe over apprenticeship reform Employers spooked as ITPs raise brand damage fears
Judge finds no grudge as DfE defeats Marples’ £37m 3aaa claim A full report on the High Court showdown’s conclusion
Brooklands can stand alone, says FE Commissioner Decision ends 6 years of direct oversight for the college