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WATCH Roundtable | Mental Health & Wellbeing in FE – priorities post-pandemic

FE Week recently held a virtual round table discussing mental health and wellbeing in the FE and Skills Sector. The discussion focussed on priorities for the sector post-pandemic. A recording of the session is available below. Panel: David Gallagher | CEO, NCFE Liz Bromley | CEO, NCG (Newcastle College Group) Nick Bennett | Founder, FIKA […]

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Crawley College evacuated following suspected shooting

Staff and students have been evacuated from Crawley College after a suspected shooting near its campus. Two people have been injured and a man has been detained after gunshots were reported this afternoon, according to the police. A statement released by Sussex police said: “We have responded to reports of gunshot fire near Crawley College. […]

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Minister orders investigation into ‘astonishing’ apprenticeship drop-out rate

The skills minister has ordered an investigation into the “astonishingly” high drop-out rate for apprenticeship standards. Official government data published in March showed that just 60.2 per cent of apprentices training on new-style standards stayed on their programme until the end in 2019/20. This figure sat at 48.3 per cent the year before. The retention […]

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The DfE should follow up some recommendations in the Commission on Race

The Commission on Race has many shortcomings but there are interesting suggestions in the section on education and training, write Jeff Greenidge and David Hughes The recent report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities prompted strong backlash from many people and organisations.   The report is selective in its use of evidence, overlooking many […]

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Fastest growing apprenticeship provider goes bust amid ESFA investigation

England’s fastest growing apprenticeship provider has gone bust amid a government investigation into the speed and scale of its recruitment. Logistics.com (UK) Ltd filed for insolvency last month with close to £1 million debts, after the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) banned new apprenticeship starts and stopped making monthly payments in November. The company […]

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NOCN Group’s Skills Recovery Roadmap

Future Skills, Future Workforce, Future Proof NOCN Group is supporting colleges, training providers, and employers to understand the various routes, new initiatives, and funding options available to developing the skilled workforce urgently required post-Covid19. Committed to supporting the Government’s ‘Plan for Jobs’ drive to increase employment opportunities in response to the pandemic, NOCN is here […]

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Flexi-job plans may force closure of some ATAs, DfE is warned

The government has been warned that many apprenticeship training agencies (ATAs) will close down under plans for new flexi-job apprenticeships. A consultation launched on Tuesday about making all 111 ATAs apply to a new register of approved flexi-job apprenticeship schemes also has one agency boss worried that it could put learners at a disadvantage when […]

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Government consults on replacing ATAs with new ‘flexi-job’ apprenticeship scheme

The government has announced plans to withdraw its register of apprenticeship training agencies (ATAs) and replace it with a new one that is for specific sectors. A “register of approved flexi-job apprenticeship schemes” has been proposed by the Department for Education in a consultation launched today seeking views on how “flexi-job apprenticeships” should run. The […]

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Apprenticeship provider slammed as Ofsted returns to work

The first new provider monitoring visit report since Ofsted restarted the in-person inspections has found ‘insufficient’ delivery. New provider visits resumed last month after the watchdog’s normal activity was paused at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020. The first of these reports was published last Friday and found “too many” of the […]

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