Training Providers Exclusive Lifetime chairman Geoff Russell ‘leaves the company’ Russel leaves Lifetime Training after 15 months as executive chairman Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Training Providers Babington hires ‘turnaround’ specialist as next CEO Apprenticeship provider Babington have revealed their new CEO and chairman Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Ofsted, Prison education Prison leaders slammed for ‘slow progress’ on reading education Education and prisons watchdogs criticise lack of progress on last year’s damning report on reading education Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y T Levels Pandemic-induced online learning was ‘greatest barrier’ for T Level and transition students Learner survey shows Covid-19 pandemic-related restrictions impacted delivery of T Levels Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Assessment Ofqual and DfE studying ‘feasibility’ of ‘fully digital’ exams Study includes looking at whether national infrastructure up to scratch for on-screen exams Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Ofsted, SEND Yorkshire SEND college fails to make safeguarding progress after third Ofsted visit in four months Watchdog finds college had made insufficient progress in keeping learners safe Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Careers education Fund careers advisers directly to ease burden on colleges, DfE told Leaving colleges to foot the bill is creating ‘significant disparities’ in careers provision, says committee Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y WorldSkills WorldSkills UK rolls out Centre of Excellence after three-year pilot UK further and higher education organisations can now access ‘world-class’ teacher training and networks through the scheme Joshua Stein 2y Joshua Stein 2y Apprenticeships, Politics Perkins pledges additional spending on SME apprenticeships Labour’s plan to replace the apprenticeship levy won’t reduce SME apprenticeships, the shadow minister said Shane Chowen 2y Shane Chowen 2y Devolution, Long read Skills and training: the centrepiece of Brabin’s northern project The mayor claims to have used her adult education budget to target areas where change was needed most, but… Jessica Hill 2y Jessica Hill 2y News Capita loses out on £233m Teachers’ Pension Scheme contract to Indian IT firm Outsourcing firm has run the pension scheme for 27 years, but also recently pulled out of teacher training contract Amy Walker 2y Amy Walker 2y Politics Exclusive College principal to succeed Birbalsingh as social mobility chair Alun Francis has been filling in as interim chair since ‘country’s strictest headteacher’ resigned in January FE Week Reporter 2y FE Week Reporter 2y Newer 1 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 811 Older Must read Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 3w Jessica Hill 3w Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
