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‘No, madam minister’: Street slams Jenkyns’ devo-sceptic remarks

The skills minister should be ‘spoken to’ by the chief whip for questioning adult skills devolution, according to west midlands mayor.

News, Devolution, Politics

I’m beginning to think Labour has got it at last – well almost! 

The Labour leader’s close alignment with his chancellor Rachel Reeves is also good news for FE providers if he comes to power, writes Ann Limb So Labour has promised to reform the apprenticeship levy into a “growth and skills levy”. It would be hard not to welcome a move which means money raised can be […]

Opinion

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 400

Amy Rice Executive Director for Education and Justice, Seetec Start date: September 2022 Previous job: Chief executive officer, St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Academy Trust Interesting fact: Amy worked at the Ministry of Justice for over 10 years and has been a non executive director at Northumbria University for 8 years. Tom Roberts Assistant Principal – […]

Movers and Shakers

The dismantling of a sector: Adult education in crisis

Only two years ago, the adult education sector was called ‘the crown’ and community learning its ‘jewel’ by the education select committee. So why is a narrow offer (unless you can pay) possibly set to become even narrower? Jess Staufenberg finds out The “existential decline” of the adult education sector because of drops in funding, […]

Feature, News, Adult education, Long read

New ministers: change universal credit rules so people can skill up

People on universal credit say work coaches don’t engage properly and rules stop them from accessing training, write Trinley Walker and Olivia Gable Throughout the pandemic, the government placed a strong emphasis on the role of training and re-skilling through programmes. It has done this through Restart and JETS (Job Entry Targeted Support), which formed […]

Opinion

DfE outlines next steps for UK’s first skills taxonomy

DfE puts out notice for first two-year phase of work to develop skills map

News, DfE, Skills reform

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 399

Jude Holloway Managing Director, Educ8 Training Group Ltd Start date: August 2022 Previous job: Operations Director, Educ8 Training Interesting fact: Jude is from an equine background but has recently swapped her mode of transport to a road bike, and has successfully completed a couple of half Ironman triathlons. Sharon Davies-Powell Operations Director, Educ8 Training Group […]

Movers and Shakers

Inspectors lack sector-specific expertise, says film and media provider after Ofsted appeal loss

A film and media training provider has accused Ofsted of lacking the expertise to judge its apprenticeship provision after the company failed to overturn an ‘inadequate’ report. The watchdog republished a grade four judgement for All Spring Media Ltd (ASM) this week after accidentally releasing the report temporarily in July amid a formal challenge from […]

News

Small businesses should pay into an ‘apprenticeship and skills levy’, says think tank

Radical shake-up of apprenticeship levy proposed by EDSK says small firms should pay into the pot

News, Apprenticeships, Skills reform