Colleges Northampton colleges plan to merge next year The proposed group would have a combined income of more than £70 million Josh Mellor 22mins Josh Mellor 22mins Apprenticeships Battery apprenticeship unit added after ‘rapid’ employer consultation It comes a week after the first batch of 7 apprenticeships units was announced Billy Camden 3h Billy Camden 3h Young people Paying employers to hire youth ‘risks huge waste’ Labour will shell out up to £1 billion on job incentives for employers over the next three years Josh Mellor 11h Josh Mellor 11h Long read, Young people Long read How one FE college is turning the tide on NEETs Jessica Hill visits a former branch of Debenhams, where Blackburn College has created the Launchpad hub to re-engage the… Jessica Hill 11h Jessica Hill 11h Apprenticeships Exclusive Civil servants raced to beat their own level 7 apprenticeship deadline ‘Contradictory’ government behaviour contributed to level 7 starts rush before funding ended in January Anviksha Patel 3d Anviksha Patel 3d Apprenticeships Exclusive Apprenticeship units funding model is ‘stacked against providers’ Officials warn training firms that funding could be withdrawn with just four weeks’ notice Billy Camden 3d Billy Camden 3d Apprenticeships Exclusive Apprenticeship budget to rise to £3.3bn amid savings scramble Allocation for 2026-27 will increase by 5.8% – but Treasury top-slice still hits £700m Billy Camden 4d Billy Camden 4d Sponsored post Sponsored From Classroom to Catalyst: How Apprentices Are Driving Innovation in the Workplace The economy is increasingly shaped by productivity challenges, skills reform and the urgent need for innovation led growth. Advertorial 4d Oldham College 4d Colleges WCG exits intervention The college has agreed loans and campus sales to rebalance the books Josh Mellor 6d Josh Mellor 6d Apprenticeships DWP caps new starts on defunded apprenticeships to stop recruitment rush Funding axe will also kick in immediately for providers with no recorded starts on affected standards in 2024-25 and… Billy Camden 7d Billy Camden 7d Adult education, Apprenticeships First apprenticeship units limited to ‘strong’ providers New guidance and draft funding rules provide detail on duration, age restrictions, assessment and payment model Billy Camden 1w Billy Camden 1w Apprenticeships New level 2 admin apprenticeship limited to under-25s It is the first time an apprenticeship has been given an age restriction outside of level 7 apprenticeships Billy Camden 1w Billy Camden 1w 1 2 3 4 5 6 852 Older Must read Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 3w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 3w Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 4mo Shane Chowen 4mo Young people Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
