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Living up to Ofsted’s expectations

While providers gear up for the challenge of delivering traineeships, Ofsted has been looking at how to assess the...

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We’re almost there but we still have work to do

Are colleges ready for traineeships?  Yes, says Lynne Sedgmore, but there are still areas to consider. We all accept...

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Making work experience meaningful

A central aspect of traineeships will be the work placement, which will last between six weeks and six months....

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Traineeships need to have a strong start

The transition from unskilled to skilled could be key to answering the UK’s youth unemployment problem, explains Matthew Hancock...

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Opinion

The Government must get this right

The introduction of a training route to support young people without the necessary skills and qualifications to start an...

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Transformational: from inadequate to good in 15 months

Macclesfield College soared from an Ofsted grade four to a grade two in just over a year. Principal Simon...

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Opinion

WorldSkills celebrates the vocational route

And apprenticeships inspire high levels of ambition, confidence and eloquence says Matthew Coffey, National Director of Further Education and...

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Apprentice starts for 16 to 18 keep falling

The continual downward slide in the numbers of under-19s taking up apprenticeships is “substantial” and “worrying”, Junior Shadow Education...

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