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FE funding predictions for 2025 in colleges and sixth forms
Jan 9, 2025 · 2025 will be a pivotal year for FE. With a new government in office and a Spending Review on the horizon, decisions in the coming months will shape the funding landscape through to 2028.
Apprenticeship and Training Awards 2025 finalists revealed
Dec 13, 2024 · Finalists for this year’s record-breaking Apprenticeship and Training Awards have been revealed. Formerly known as the AAC Apprenticeship Awards, over 600 nominations were submitted from employers, training providers, colleges and …
From IfATE to Skills England via DfE: What you need to know
Oct 10, 2024 · Skills minister Jacqui Smith introduced a 12-page bill in the House of Lords yesterday which will transfer all of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education’s (IfATE) powers to the Department for Education, paving the way for Skills England.. Here’s your trusty FE Week explainer on what’s in the bill, and what happens next:
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All level 7 apprenticeships will be axed, minister suggests
Nov 7, 2024 · Having gone to a (rubbish) comprehensive school in the Thatcher years and having spent decades crawling up the corporate ladder that wasn’t designed for the working classes, the level 7 apprenticeship is literally the first time in my working life I’ve had training paid for me.
FE Week | Further Education, Skills & Apprenticeships news
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ESFA to close in March 2025 - feweek.co.uk
Sep 11, 2024 · The government’s education funding agency will be closed down next year, the education secretary has announced.. The Education and Skills Funding Agency will be “integrated into the core Department for Education” by the end of March 2025.
November resits: GCSE English pass rate plummets
Jan 9, 2025 · The proportion of students passing GCSE resits in English fell dramatically in the November series. Results published by the Joint Council for Qualifications this morning shows 34.9 per cent all English resit participants achieved the standard pass of grade 4 or above in England.. It marks a stark 5.4 percentage point drop from last year, when 40.3 per cent secured at least a standard pass and ...
Apprenticeship funding rules 2024/25: Changes you need to know …
Mar 28, 2024 · Additional learning support funding is set for reform and functional skills requirements for SEND apprentices will be relaxed next year, according to new proposed apprenticeship funding rules.. The Department for Education is also introducing a new subcontracting threshold and plans to review “more flexible approaches” to active learning.
New off-the-job apprenticeship flexibility set for 2024/25
May 15, 2024 · The government is set to relax off-the-job training requirements in apprenticeships, new rules published today have revealed. From July 31, 2024, "active learning" can take place every three months, up from the current every calendar month rule, for apprenticeships that have front-loaded or block-release delivery models. Last year, changes were made to allow active learning