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Lord Mike Watson, shadow education minister

Having become an MP in 1989, Lord Mike Watson has spent many years in frustrating opposition for the Labour Party. As he steps down as shadow education minister in the Lords, he offers words of advice for his successors It’s not often you sit in a grand, wood-panelled room in the heart of Westminster, and […]

Profiles

Burghart sets ‘ambitious’ apprentice achievement rate target and announces feedback tool drop-outs

But AELP chief fears the target will be unachievable

News, Apprenticeships

Just £9m of adult education and non-levy apprenticeship relief funding released

Training providers were handed less than £9 million as part of a relief scheme to support adult education courses and non-levy apprenticeships during the pandemic – a fraction of the £144 million first projected to be needed.    Two rounds of supplier relief schemes were launched by the Department for Education in 2020 to retain provider […]

News, Covid-19

DfE unveils plans for a new T Level in marketing

Officials want the qualification up and running from 2025

News, T Levels

Provide apprenticeship careers talks or face legal action, schools told

Consultation launched on new duty to give pupils six ‘mandatory encounters’ from FE and apprenticeship providers

News, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

FE still needs better links from classroom to career

Completing a qualification, however successfully, is inadequate preparation for students entering the world of work, writes Fredericka McFarlane We all know the economy and employment landscape are changing rapidly, and that this is hugely relevant to what we teach to our students. Yet a clear disconnect exists between the curriculum and the real-world application of […]

Opinion

Donelan hints at more employer incentives for T Level placements

The further and higher education minister, Michelle Donelan, was quizzed by MPs on the House of Commons education committee this week.

News, Apprenticeships, T Levels

Ministers must consider boosting minimum apprentice pay

The cost of living crisis means the government must act quickly to tackle the barriers to apprenticeship uptake, writes Suzanne Straw Apprenticeships are a key training route to help young people enter the labour market. They also have the potential to act as a vehicle for social mobility. However, our latest research highlights myriad barriers […]

Opinion

£8m fund to expand degree apprenticeships announced

But officials are yet to flesh out what the funding can be used for

News, Apprenticeships