News

89 winners scoop silver at 2023 Pearson National Teaching Awards

‘Incredible achievement’ of educators making ‘amazing contributions to our communities’

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
AEB, Devolution

First regional AEB learner survey published

Greater London Authority finds just over half of learners had positive outcomes

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges

Unions take college teacher recruitment crisis to MPs

They warned ‘pay erosion’ could continue without significant policy changes

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Colleges

London mega-college announces new CEO

Angela Joyce will become chief of Capital City College Group in January

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Ofsted, SEND

London SEND college awarded top Ofsted marks

Great Oaks College branded as ‘very inclusive’ with staff that ‘go above and beyond’ their duties

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Politics, Skills reform

Sir Michael Barber reappointed as government skills adviser

Public administration supremo to stay in role for another 6 months

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


AI

Minister wants education providers to benefit from AI revolution

Data privacy experts consulted over future use of pupil data by artificial intelligence

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Colleges

Foul play? Football club sues college

The club says the college failed to pay more than £110,000 to use football facilities

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
News

King’s Birthday Honours: Who received what in FE & skills?

More than a dozen leaders named in the honours list, including one CBE, three OBEs, seven MBEs and three…

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
sixth form colleges

Students call for wiser use of money in online exhibition

The annual exhibition features art from students in the UK and Sweden

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Apprenticeships

IfATE promises review of occupational standards

Standards set for review include those where updates are “needed” to support emerging skills

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein
Colleges

Lawyers urge caution as colleges face £100,000 holiday pay ruling

Some colleges warned the ruling had already had a “significant adverse impact”

Joshua Stein
Joshua Stein

Must read

Colleges

Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal

Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying…

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure

Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps

Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Frances Read
Apprenticeships

Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse

ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets

Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen