Lifetime bans for teachers guilty of serious misconduct to be extended to FE Anyone involved in ‘teaching work’ in the post-16 sector could be in scope of teacher misconduct rules.
‘Free courses for jobs’ initiative fails to boost enrolments Early signs are that the new free level three offer isn’t yet boosting demand for courses.
Finalists announced for the 2022 AAC Apprenticeship Awards Finalists include training providers, colleges and employers and span 23 awards categories celebrating the very best of apprenticeship delivery.
Scheme extended to cover costs of extra invigilators for this term’s vocational exams Exams invigilator costs can be claimed back by FE centres with high staff absences due to Covid.
First chief of freshly merged City of Portsmouth College The new leader will take the reins in the summer and joins the college ‘at the start of a new era’.
BTEC students nearly twice as likely to drop out of university, report finds Dropping out or repeating a year at university is rare, but students with BTECs are more likely to be affected.
‘Justice is served’: Final T Level awarding organisation revealed The institute now has a full-house of awarding bodies to develop all 23 of the government’s flagship level 3 qualifications
Relief as most AEB business cases are successful Colleges and providers that didn’t meet last year’s 90 per cent AEB threshold have had their business case outcomes.
Providers wanted for ‘portable’ apprenticeships pilot Apprentices will have multiple employers under the new ‘flexi-jobs’ programme.