News

Diversity toolkit launched to broaden apprenticeship intake

Gathering data on apprentices, paying them more, and offering more level 2 courses are among the recommendations

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Protect Student Choice, Qualifications

BTECs: MPs to probe effect of defunding level 3 courses on learners

Sector experts have been invited to contribute and a minister will be asked to give evidence

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Research

FE staff offered scholarships to explore gaps in sector’s research

The scheme is intended to tackle a 'historic' lack of research in the sector

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Fraser Whieldon
Universal Credit

Universal Credit training flexibility extended by six months

Learners will continue to be able to receive Universal Credit while studying longer courses

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Fraser Whieldon
Movers and shakers

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 366

This week's edition features Julie Sizer, George Clark, Mary Curnock Cook

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Fraser Whieldon
WorldSkills

WorldSkills Squad UK meet in person for the first time since Covid struck

One competitor called it 'amazing' but also 'really weird' to see her squad mates again

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Fraser Whieldon
Colleges, Covid-19

Colleges reintroduce Covid measures as cases spike

Staff and students are being asked to mask up again, both in colleges and schools

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Colleges

FE’s new ministers hit the road for first college visits

Alex Burghart, Michelle Donelan, Michael Gove and Keir Starmer have all visited providers this week

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AEB, Bootcamps, MCAs

DfE and mayors speed up efforts to tackle HGV driver shortage

Flexibilities are being brought in for national AEB delivery while driver apprenticeships are being fast-tracked

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Fraser Whieldon