Apprenticeships

Probe finds £190k in overclaims at collapsed apprenticeship provider

The company folded last year after the DfE terminated its apprenticeship contract

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Sponsored post

Reducing resits and evidencing progress: a new approach to maths and English delivery

Across further education and apprenticeships, English and maths remain central to learner progression, employability and long-term opportunity.

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Young people

Paying employers to hire youth ‘risks huge waste’

Labour will shell out up to £1 billion on job incentives for employers over the next three years

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships

Civil servants raced to beat their own level 7 apprenticeship deadline

'Contradictory' government behaviour contributed to level 7 starts rush before funding ended in January

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Apprenticeships

DWP caps new starts on defunded apprenticeships to stop recruitment rush

Funding axe will also kick in immediately for providers with no recorded starts on affected standards in 2024-25 and...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Skills reform

Reclaiming apprenticeships for the next generation

Apprenticeships were designed to give young people their first step into skilled work. After a decade of declining youth...

Jessica Hill
Praful Nargund
Ofsted

First FE provider to receive Ofsted’s lowest new grade

Adult care apprenticeship provider rated ‘urgent improvement’ due to 20% achievement rate

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Opinion

Minimum wage makes 16-year-old apprentices too pricey to employ

With apprenticeship starts for young people at historic lows, it’s time to consider that well-intentioned policy decisions may have...

Jessica Hill
John Laramy
ATC 2026

Apprenticeships and Training Awards winners 2026 revealed

Nineteen organisations named award-winners for exceptional work in training apprentices

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter