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Labour unveils new council of skills advisers

Analysis has revealed a divide in level 3 attainment between London and northern communities

News, Politics

MPs have their say on the Skills Bill

BTECs, mayoral combined authorities, and Universal Credit were all brought up by the 44 MPs who took part in the debate

News, Skills reform

‘Wrong message’: leaders criticise ending of T Level maths and English requirement

Axing the requirement for T Level students to achieve GCSE-level English and maths by the end of their course risks devaluing the brand of the new qualifications, sector leaders have warned. Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi revealed the move this week, saying it has been made after the Department for Education “consistently” heard of some students […]

News, T Levels

Deliver more apprenticeships, Zahawi tells college leaders

Currently around 30% of apprenticeships are delivered by colleges.

News, Apprenticeships

Zahawi announces slowing down of BTECs cull

The exit requirements for English and maths in T Levels will also be relaxed

News, Qualifications

Interview: Tom Richmond

His name, and the name of his think tank, gets everywhere. How is one man who left teaching twice so influential in the busy world of education policy? You have to admire Tom Richmond’s nerve. There aren’t many teachers who, after three years in the classroom, decided the Department for Education was messing up, thought […]

Profiles

Five ways Michelle Donelan can grow degree apprenticeships without a cheque book

Remove a ton of restrictions and stop focusing on 18-19-year-olds, writes Mandy Crawford-Lee In her recent evidence to the education select committee, Michelle Donelan was clear that the government wants more degree apprenticeships.   The minister for higher and further education even went so far as to say she was looking at financial incentives to encourage […]

Opinion

Labour shortages: logistics, retail and construction on what needs to happen next

Sector bodies want greater flexibility in the apprenticeship levy as well as more level 2 provision

News, Apprenticeships, Qualifications

NHS trust apologises as it exits the apprenticeship market

An NHS trust has left the apprenticeship provider market following a highly critical Ofsted report. Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) was branded ‘inadequate’ in its first full inspection report published this week. Inspectors found a litany of problems at the provider, which was training almost 200 apprentices, including poor subcontracting oversight, […]

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