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 5h Billy Camden 5h Adult education, Apprenticeships First apprenticeship units limited to ‘strong’ providers New guidance provides further detail on duration, age restrictions and assessment Billy Camden 6h Billy Camden 6h 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 8h Billy Camden 8h Young people Employers offered £3,000 sweeteners to hire unemployed young people SMEs will also be able to claim £2,000 for taking on 16-24 year old apprentices Shane Chowen 1d Shane Chowen 1d 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 1d Shane Chowen 1d Ofsted First FE provider to receive Ofsted’s lowest new grade Adult care apprenticeship provider rated ‘urgent improvement’ due to 20% achievement rate Anviksha Patel 3d Anviksha Patel 3d Politics, Young people More detail to come on 16-19 funding, says Phillipson Education secretary responds to outcry from college leaders after breaking white paper pledge of real-terms 16-19 funding increase Shane Chowen 3d Shane Chowen 3d Ofsted Ofsted piloting recruiting inspectors en-masse from FE groups Trial will see leaders recruited in groups from education networks to make inspection ‘more collaborative’ Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 3d Colleges, Young people Population-spiked colleges scrabble for cash ahead of real-terms funding cut Real-terms base rate cut of 0.5% could force principals to reevaluate provision and staff pay Anviksha Patel 4d Anviksha Patel 4d Adult education Workplace training dominated by ‘tick box’ courses Future growth could be stymied if employers fail to invest in transferrable skills, Learning and Work Institute warns Josh Mellor 4d Josh Mellor 4d Young people Teaching hours cut ‘not enough to revive T Levels’ College leaders doubt that putting the ‘bloated’ courses on a diet will be the silver bullet ministers hope for Billy Camden 4d Billy Camden 4d Young people ‘Small’ pool of awarding bodies eligible for first V Levels – Ofqual Exams regulator launches quick turnaround consultation for developing new qualifications Josh Mellor 4d Josh Mellor 4d 1 2 3 4 5 6 851 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 1d Shane Chowen 1d 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 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w 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 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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
