Colleges, Funding

16-19 funding to rise by 1.9% from August 2024

Uplifts won't help teacher recruitment and retention crisis, AoC said

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
T Levels

IfATE backtracks on public sector T Level targets

Board members wanted to 'lobby' for placement targets but later changed their minds

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Tory constituencies hit hard by apprenticeship levy introduction

Apprenticeship starts are down 26 per cent in the prime minister's constituency

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education

Holex on the hunt for first CEO

New chief will work alongside policy director Susan Pember

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

First apprentices awarded ‘professional status’ post-nominals

Sixteen former apprentices first to be awarded professional status through new recognition scheme

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
T Levels

Employers warned years ago that hairdressing T Levels wouldn’t cut it

Businesses flagged concerns with placements and standards early in the process - but officials overruled

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Adult education, Devolution

WEA threatens legal action against combined authority amid grant funding row

A decision to refuse to grant fund the WEA puts 70 jobs at risk

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
T Levels

‘Shock’ as ministers suddenly scrap hairdressing and barbering T Levels

Hair industry employers preferred apprenticeships to the proposed T Level

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen