Apprenticeship funding consultation launched

A “radical” overhaul of apprenticeship funding has been outlined by the government in response to a review by former...

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Less than three per cent of colleges will recruit 14 to 15-year-olds

Only seven colleges will be taking up the opportunity, for the first time, to directly enrol full-time 14 and 15...

Traineeship restrictions for 19 to 24-year-olds will ‘add confusion and complexity’

A revised framework for traineeships has revealed a programme more restrictive for 19 to 24 year-olds than their 16...

Report finds youth employment schemes ‘inadequate’

There are three times as many young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) as there are apprenticeship...

Ofsted plan post-16 grade for schools

An extra grade focussing solely on post-16 provision in schools and academies could be introduced to inspection reports, Ofsted has...

Governance reform is at risk of looking to the past

Colleges have been told to think critically about the diversity of their governing boards, but what might that mean...