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The Queen recognises five colleges’ excellence in her Anniversary Prizes

Colleges have been recognised for becoming leaders in certain fields and helping learners find jobs

News, Colleges

Public sector apprenticeship target missed, and 4 other things we learned from today’s DfE data

Figures also show colleges accounted for only 18.5% cent of apprenticeship starts last year

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Minister to demand universities set ‘ambitious’ degree apprenticeship targets

The government plan to ‘reboot’ HE access plans.

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Ofsted now inspects over 2,000 FE providers, and 5 other findings from latest inspection data

The number of further education providers in scope for Ofsted inspection has surpassed the 2,000-mark, new data released today has revealed. And the proportion of providers judged ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ has slightly increased two percentage points to 83 per cent – but this is mainly due to poor performing providers losing their funding. The stats […]

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MPs launch inquiry into ‘effectiveness’ of post-16 qualifications

A new inquiry into the “effectiveness” of post-16 qualifications like A-levels, T Levels, BTECs and apprenticeships has been launched by the House of Commons education committee. MPs on the committee will explore whether a new baccalaureate system that would “allow young people to study a greater blend of academic and vocational subjects” should be introduced […]

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Interview: Asi Panditharatna

Asi Panditharatna is tired of low expectations for former prisoners, drug addicts and the unemployed. He asks Jess Staufenberg why only certain people are thought of as ‘labour’ A few weeks ago the deputy prime minister came out with a grand possible solution to the HGV driver shortage causing havoc at petrol stations and food […]

Profiles

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