Higher education, Lifelong Learning, Skills reform

Lifelong learning loans consultation finally launched

A long-awaited consultation on the government’s flagship lifelong learning scheme points to limitations and restrictions.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
News

Ministers scrap plans for post-qualification admissions

DfE says support for shake-up of university admissions was ‘not strong enough’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Higher education, Lifelong Learning, Skills reform

‘Get on with it’ – government unveils lifelong learning plans

Long-awaited plans for lifelong learning loans have been revealed as part of the government’s higher education funding reforms.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Higher education

‘Ladder-up not levelling-up’: DfE urged to rethink student loan grade threshold plan

Ministers are considering blocking pupils without certain grades from getting student finance

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

AELP chair stands down after 18 years

AELP’s chief executive thanked Dunford for his “relentless commitment” to the organisation

Will Nott
Will Nott
Skills reform

Skills bill clears the commons

The bill passed its remaining stages last night

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen


Covid-19

Weekly Covid testing for most students and staff ditched from today

Boris Johnson outlines plan for ‘living with Covid-19’

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
FE Week Podcast

The FE Week Podcast: The great pay divide

Are staff struggling to make ends meet? Are they on unstable contracts? In the first of a new investigative…

Jess Staufenberg
The FE Week Podcast
News

Make colleges ‘jointly responsible’ for local skills improvement plans, principals tell Zahawi

Leaders write to Zahawi calling for a strengthened role in the new policy

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Storm Eunice: Colleges close across south England

The Met Office warned of flying debris resulting in danger to life

Will Nott
Will Nott
Covid-19

DfE extends Covid school and college workforce fund until Easter

Staff fund extended until April 8

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Colleges

Stop, collaborate and listen

Leaders representing the four UK nations have their say on HE and FE collaboration

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

Must read

Colleges, Long read

Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Long read, Prison education

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
Jessica Hill
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