Higher education

UCAS chief executive Marches on

Clare Marchant will leave the organisation to lead the University of Gloucestershire

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, T Levels

Another 92 courses face the chop to make way for T Levels

Halfon reveals the latest round of qualifications facing the chop to make way for T Levels, including popular engineering...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Devolution, Qualifications, T Levels

Manchester mayor’s ‘MBacc’ to rival EBacc to boost technical education

It's not yet clear why schools would promote the MBacc technical education options over the EBacc

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Long read

1 in 10 established apprenticeships fail to recruit a single apprentice

Employers speak out about "risk averse" training providers and "complex processes" preventing apprenticeship recruitment

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Training Providers

HIT Training becomes employee-owned after share transfer

A new trust has been set up which now holds a majority share of the company on behalf of...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

Colleges lambast ‘disastrous’ changes to financial year

Finance leads hit out at plans to bring college financial year in line with the rest of the public...

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Higher education, Lifelong Learning, Skills reform

Ministers clear lifelong learning loan laws in the Commons

Opposition MPs were unsuccessful in pushing for more oversight of lifelong learning loan regulations

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
level 2, Qualifications

Approval process for future level 2 qualifications unveiled

The government's new "employer-led" approval process for level 2 qualifications to be taught from 2025 has been published

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship achievements drop leaves most providers in scope for intervention

Over half of training providers "need improvement" or "at risk" as overall achievement rates fall

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen