Apprenticeships

New funding rule for breaks in employment WILL apply to existing apprentices

The DfE published version two of the apprenticeship funding rules today

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Higher education

Consultation launches on ‘risk register’ for HE colleges and universities

Office for Students says colleges and universities will be expected to evidence potential risks to equality

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Adult education

Winners of inaugural London Adult Learning Awards revealed

The London Ambulance Service and Greggs are among the winners of the very first Mayor of London Adult Learning…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Industrial action

Oxfordshire college settles staff dispute after agreeing to ‘significant’ pay rise

Abingdon and Witney College staff have now called off a strike

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Devolution, Politics

‘No, madam minister’: Street slams Jenkyns’ devo-sceptic remarks

The skills minister should be ‘spoken to’ by the chief whip for questioning adult skills devolution, according to west…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Prison education

First prisoners start work as apprentices after change in law

Up to 300 prisoners are expected to be recruited onto apprenticeships by 2025

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor


Politics, Qualifications, T Levels

Jenkyns: Results problems ‘slightly tarnished’ T Level brand

The newly reappointed minister for skills has set out some of her priorities at the Conservative Party Conference.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships, Ofsted

Grade 4 leadership and management apprenticeship firm considers Ofsted legal challenge

A new leadership and management training provider that quickly recruited over 600 apprentices is considering legal action against a…

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Training Providers

AELP starts search to fill vice chair vacancy

Alex Khan has stepped down from the role

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Prison education

Prison education: Ministers to tackle ‘disastrously overlooked’ issue of prisoners with SEND

Officials also pledge to provide prisoners wit education ‘passports’ and more in-cell laptops

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Training Providers

Former top skills civil servant joins large online training provider

Paul McGuire will join The Skills Network from apprenticeship provider JTL

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Higher education

HE short course trial gets off to slow start

Just 12 student loan applications have been received so far for courses in the Higher Education Short Course Trial

Jason Noble
Jason Noble

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