Covid-19 Tripling traineeships target missed by half, and 3 other findings from today’s Plan for Jobs progress report The government has missed its target to triple the number of traineeships by more than half, a new report… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News FE Heroes of Olympics and Paralympics: Alumni make up a fifth of Team GB medal haul Past and present FE students brought home more than a fifth of Team GB’s medal haul from this year’s… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Exclusive Legal risk to providers over lack of non-binary options Providers are warning they face “massive” legal and reputational risk because the Education and Skills Funding Agency continues to… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News UCU fires warning shot over use of recorded lessons A data protection expert has urged colleges to revise their privacy agreements after a union raised concerns about the… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Exclusive Mystery surrounds departure of experienced principal An experienced principal has been mysteriously replaced following an FE Commissioner check-up. Andy Forbes (pictured top) left City of… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Ofsted Ofsted launches review into ‘very poor’ prison education Ofsted and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons are launching a review into the “very poor state” of prison education…. Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Exclusive ‘Alarming’ lack of BAME students in first year of T Levels Black, Asian and minority ethnic students were “alarmingly” under-represented in the first year of T Levels, FE Week can… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News WorldSkills UK finals to take place at venues across the country More than 400 students and apprentices will take part in 64 skills competitions around the country for the WorldSkills UK national… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Exclusive No colleges to get CO2 monitors for at least three weeks The Department for Education cannot say when colleges will get promised carbon dioxide monitors after the first delivery schedule… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Adult education Exclusive ESFA accused of ‘hidden agenda’ as AEB providers reveal ‘horrendous’ bid rejections The government has been accused of using the adult education budget tender process to “manoeuvre its hidden agenda” of… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive ‘Indefensible’: No national insurance help for colleges despite support for schools The government will not compensate colleges for national insurance contribution increases even though it is helping schools, FE Week… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Covid-19 Pandemic took significant toll on FE students, review reveals Awareness of apprenticeships has declined, mental health has deteriorated and pass rates for adults from BAME communities took the… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 820 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
