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Providers are confused about how to record sex and gender

Collecting data on sex and gender separately is important for tackling inequalities, writes Sarah Hope Suppose you’re asked to get involved in a project with your students? It champions a marginalised group – you’re keen. However, there’s a catch. One or two students can’t be recorded correctly. Key information won’t be accurate. Accurate data is […]

Opinion

The government must pay young people to enter traineeships

Traineeships are getting good outcomes but are being crowded out by other subsidised programmes, writes Jane Hickie As we enter 2022 with sluggish economic growth, rising inflation and stubborn rates of youth unemployment, it’s more vital than ever that we equip our young people with the skills employers need. All evidence shows that traineeships have […]

Opinion

Relief as most AEB business cases are successful

Colleges and providers that didn’t meet last year’s 90 per cent AEB threshold have had their business case outcomes.

News, Adult education

We need huge new initiatives to support new skills and retraining

Writing off stranded learners’ debts is a good start, but there’s more to be done on access to adult education

Opinion

Providers wanted for ‘portable’ apprenticeships pilot

Apprentices will have multiple employers under the new ‘flexi-jobs’ programme.

News, Apprenticeships

Queen’s New Year honours 2022: Who got what in FE and skills?

This year includes one CBE, six OBEs, four MBEs and one BEM – but no knighthoods or dames

News

College left ‘surprised’ as Ofsted grades apprenticeships ‘inadequate’

Inspectors found ‘serious weaknesses’ but also reported a number of positive aspects of the college’s provision

News, Ofsted

DfE lost over £12m supporting national colleges last year

New accounts reveal how much the DfE has spent propping up the sector and how it rates colleges’ financial resilience

News, Skills reform

Education recovery in FE: Ofsted reveals key findings from autumn 2021 inspections

Providers’ finances have suffered, apprentices have been unable to take exams and staff are facing ever-increasing workloads

News, Covid-19