The barriers that must be removed for degree apprenticeships to meet NHS workforce targets | Wonkhe

Higher education institutions have invested time, effort and money in level 7 apprenticeships | Wonkhe

University World News - Global edition: week ending 09 February 2025 | UWN

Ofsted report cards: We’ll face more pressure, not less, say FE staff. Leaders warn of 'greater risk of error' which is likely to lead to more complaints | FE Week

Sir Ian Bauckham appointed Ofqual chief regulator. Former MAT CEO is formally confirmed in post, having led Ofqual as interim chief regulator for a year | TES

Sir Ian Bauckham confirmed as permanent Ofqual chief. The former academy trust CEO has served in an interim capacity for over a year | Schools Week

Ofsted report cards verdict: Parents and school staff have their say. Polls suggest parents favour the proposed Ofsted model to the old one, while teachers and leaders oppose it | Schools Week

Nine things pupils and parents need to know when switching from private to state school | Telegraph

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Cardiff set to cut student enrolment and increase class sizes. Financial benefits of increasing domestic recruitment ‘now negligible’, according to leaked document | THE

Record demand for top apprenticeships as funding changes loom. The number of people starting advanced placements surges before the government forces employers to spend more on lower-level apprenticeships | Times

Pupil attendance in schools – updated. Data on the levels of attendance and overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools | DfE

A(nother) new competence framework emerges. The Department for Education’s Higher Education Mental Health Implementation Taskforce has published - via Advance HE - a new competency framework | Wonkhe

New legislation in Scotland increases the SFC’s powers, but only up to a point. Scotland's Tertiary Education and Training Bill has arrived – with new powers over finances. Michael Salmon has regard | Wonkhe

£16k legal bill blow as apprentice assessor’s £50k fine upheld. EPAO refutes Ofqual allegations that the company deliberately breached rules for financial gain | FE Week

DfE to relax functional skills rules for apprentices. Ministers expected to announce major rule change imminently | FE Week

The future of AI is uncertain, and it’s up to us | HEPI

Higher education “key” to UK’s soft power drive | The PIE