Training provider to close after 40 years following damning Ofsted report Managing director blasts ‘unfair’ inspection which found ‘ineffective’ safeguarding
Labour think tank’s radical plan to tackle apprenticeship levy’s ‘abject failure’ Give SMEs ’skin in the game’ by making more employers pay the charge, ban graduates, end the Treasury top-slice and lump in the immigration skills charge among suggestions
First ‘technical excellence colleges’ named in £100m construction skills drive Colleges in every region of England will lead new hubs to train 40,000 workers by 2029
Apprenticeship changes are a moment to refine, not rewind Reform can feel unsettling, but DfE’s apprenticeship assessment changes aren’t something to fear. They’re something to shape.
Level 7 apprenticeship cuts are death blow for HE and social mobility The axing of Level 7 apprenticeships funding doesn’t just strip HEIs of critical revenue – it destroys hard-won industry links and leaves skills gaps gaping wider
JCB Academy breaks ground with Ofsted grade 1 ‘Exceptional’ teaching found at construction and engineering provider
A copy-and-paste into AI opens up a new shadowy world of risk For providers handling sensitive funding and learner data, invisible ‘shadow AI’ poses GDPR, security and reputational risks that can’t be ignored
Make post-16 an ‘integrated’ tertiary system – report EPI calls for ‘holistic’ tertiary education system ahead of imminent post-16 white paper
How apprenticeship coaches can bridge the NEET gap ‘I’ve been where you are’: How lived experience in apprenticeship coaching can help make the shift from NEET to needed