Apprenticeships, Higher education

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...

Jessica Hill
Ernest Edifor
Higher education

Why HTQs have a strong foundation to build on 

With three-quarters of pre-reform level 4/5 course learners now reporting real career impact, these courses set a high bar....

Jessica Hill
Suzanne Straw
Higher education

Think tank calls for FE-style franchising crackdown in HE

Planned DfE reforms to franchising amount to 'regulatory negligence', says The Post-18 Project

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Higher education, Training Providers

Trainee teachers dumped in cafes and shops for work placements 

Applied Business Academy liquidated before facing 'significant penalties'

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Higher education

OfS won’t unfreeze register and degree awarding functions until August

Regulator halted functions to prioritise struggling university finances

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Higher education

Phillipson confirms Peck pick for Office for Students

New chair wants 'urgent briefings' on state of university finances

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Higher education

Phillipson picks Peck as Office for Students chair

The vice chancellor previously argued for new 'applied universities' to lead on higher technical skills training

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Higher education

DfE to curb HE franchise fraud with mandatory OfS registration

Providers with over 300 franchised HE students will be required to register with the Office for Students

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Higher education

Dismay and delay as OfS wrecks higher ed plans

Courses in engineering, health and hospitality will now be put on hold

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen