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Williamson taken to task on Conservative manifesto

While the Conservatives’ manifesto published on Sunday had some eye-catching FE pledges, including a new £3 billion national skills fund and £1.8 billion for college capital, there were some notable omissions. FE Week chief reporter Billy Camden has taken education secretary Gavin Williamson to task on the areas his party appeared to dodge.   The […]

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Ofsted watch: Long-running commercial provider hit with grade 4 in poor week for FE

It has been a poor week for FE, with one independent provider being declared ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted and seven receiving at least one ‘insufficient progress’ rating in monitoring reports. WDR Limited, a commercial training organisation that has been operating for 49 years, was given a grade four after a full inspection. The provider, which had […]

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MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 299

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving. Rebecca Conway: Head of policy and strategy, Federation of Awarding Bodies Start date: November 2019 Previous job: Product manager, Assessment projects group, Cambridge Assessment International Education Interesting fact: Her first job was in a bingo hall, checking claims when people shouted ‘HOUSE!’  Mick Lochran: Deputy chief executive, […]

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Police and schools top list of those missing apprenticeship targets

The police and schools are the public-sector bodies with most to do to meet the government’s apprenticeship recruitment target, according to new data from the Department for Education. Apprentices made up an average of only 0.5 per cent of the workforce in police forces across England in 2018-19, followed by an average of 0.9 per […]

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National Apprenticeship Award winners of 2019

The “outstanding” work of apprentices, government officials and employers was recognised at the National Apprenticeship Awards for 2019 on Wednesday. The great and the good of the FE sector turned out for the glittering awards ceremony in London, which was hosted by TV presenter and actor Reggie Yates. These awards followed on from this year’s […]

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CBI: Don’t restrict how the apprenticeship levy is spent

The Confederation of British Industry has urged the government not to restrict how the apprenticeship levy is spent in the face of opposition from nearly eight in ten businesses. Limits on age, income or level of training would make 78 per cent of 208 businesses and trade associations surveyed for the 2019 CBI and Pearson […]

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Employers must be at the heart of the vocational education system

Over the last few years we’ve seen a lot of experimentation with England’s much maligned vocational education system. If these innovations are to be successful they need to involve employers to a much greater extent than is currently the case, writes Tristram Hooley. The clue is in the name; ‘vocational education’ is only useful if […]

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Apprenticeship starts for young people continue to fall – DfE reveal

The number of apprenticeships started by young people has fallen a further eight percent, the third year in a row and now 22 percent lower than five years ago. Figures for the last academic year, published this morning by the Department for Education, reveal a continued decline for those under the age of 19, which […]

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Government set to miss apprenticeship target by a massive 800,000 starts

Latest official apprenticeship figures, published this morning, reveal the government is set to miss their manifesto commitment by a huge 800,000 starts. AELP verdict: a shocking indictment of how a well-intentioned idea has gone wrong In the 2015 manifesto, the Conservative Party said: “We have already delivered 2.2 million new apprenticeships over the last five […]

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