News

‘Better late than never’: 16-18 traineeships tender to launch ‘later this month’

The news comes two days after Treasury revealed they had missed their target to triple the number of starts…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Confirmed: Williamson sacked as education secretary in reshuffle

The MP for South Staffordshire has been in post since July 2019

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid-19

Asymptomatic testing of FE students to continue for the rest of term

Ministers publish Covid autumn and winter plan

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Drop in A-levels diversity, and 4 more EPI findings

Students who take more diverse A-levels earn more money than their peers, a new report has found mid warnings…

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Apprenticeships

DfE launches digital service for advertising levy transfers

DfE launch their scheme enabling levy payers to advertise their available funds for transfer.

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
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
Billy Camden


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
Fraser Whieldon
News

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
Fraser Whieldon
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
Fraser Whieldon
News

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
Fraser Whieldon
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
Fraser Whieldon
News

‘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
Fraser Whieldon

Must read

Qualifications

Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs

New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics, Skills reform

DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Colleges, 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
Jessica Hill
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