Skills reform

Trailblazer devolution deals focus on careers, bootcamps and free courses for jobs

Mayors for Greater Manchester and West Midlands buoyed by trailblazer devolution deal despite limited skills developments

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Budget

Budget 2023: What the chancellor announced for FE and skills

‘Returnerships’ confirmed, but no new major investment

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

AAC Apprenticeship Awards winners 2023 revealed

Twenty winners recognised for exceptional work in training apprentices

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Ofsted

Ofsted wants experienced school leader to take over from Spielman

Job advert for the £165k role states it is an ‘important time’ to lead the watchdog and ’embed’ the…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon’s AAC 2023 speech in full

Minister for skills Robert Halfon explains his ladder of opportunity to the AAC 2023

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Apprenticeships

Half of apprenticeships in scope for ‘exceptional’ funding review opt-out

IfATE chief ‘disappointed’ more apprenticeships couldn’t be targeted

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


AAC, Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Ofsted chief on provider complaints: ‘We can’t soft-pedal on inspections’

Amanda Spielman also warns overuse of online learning and self-study can be a ‘toxic combination’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships

UCAS points for apprenticeships planned by the end of 2023

UCAS chief confirms team is working with Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education on plans.

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Sponsored post

How cloud migration can increase colleges’ data security: protecting the people that matter most

Recent cyber-attacks on colleges have resulted in the loss of important data, putting students and staff at risk. Moving…

CIVICA
CIVICA
Apprenticeships

Employer and apprentice feedback ratings for providers revealed

FE Week has obtained the list of every provider’s rating for the first time

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Apprenticeships, Budget, over-50s, Skills bootcamps
Billy Camden
Ofsted, Politics

Labour proposes ‘report card’ to replace Ofsted grades

Bridget Phillipson will say schools and colleges deserve better ‘than a system that is high stakes for staff, but…

Amy Walker
Amy Walker

Must read

Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner

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
Anviksha Patel
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