News Exclusive ESFA boss threatens to put scandal hit college into administration A college is being threatened with education administration following a £20 million apprenticeship subcontracting scandal, FE Week understands. Brooklands… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Ofsted slams safeguarding failings at apprenticeship giant One of England’s largest training providers has been rapped by Ofsted for serious safeguarding failures in its early years… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Highlights from Annual Apprenticeship Conference 2021 6/05/2021 Find out more News Students and tutors recognised in WEA achievement awards 2021 A teacher from Turkey who had to study her way back into an education career, and a Zoom champion… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Sponsored post Sponsored Department for Education Announce £5.4m of Funding in Latest CCF Round The DfE has announced that £5.4 million in funding is available to colleges as part of the College Collaboration… Eidos Consulting 4y Eidos Consulting 4y News Digital degree apprenticeship review outcome kicked into long grass A decision on whether one of England’s most popular apprenticeships can keep its degree element has been kicked into… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Autumn resit plans revealed Exam boards will be required to offer AS-level exams in only five subjects during this year’s autumn exam series…. Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Apprenticeships, Long read Long read Focus: Do employers set the bar too high for entry criteria to apprenticeships? Employers are allowed to set their own entry criteria for apprenticeships, even though officially, no formal qualifications are needed…. Jess Staufenberg 4y Jess Staufenberg 4y News AAC | Deep Dive Debates: Levy, Green Skills, EPAO, Standards and Learning Technology During this year’s Annual Apprenticeship Conference, sector leaders and experts came together for a daily roundtable discussion about an… Shane Mann 4y Shane Mann 4y News London UTC in danger of closure just three years after opening Another university technical college looks set to close just three years after opening. Sir Simon Milton Westminster UTC, named… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News WATCH: Debate on why diversity and inclusion is critical for the future success of UK businesses This morning on the last day of FE Week’s Annual Apprenticeship Conference a panel debated the “inclusion revolution” and… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Does Labour employ any apprentices? The shadow education secretary has refused to reveal if the Labour Party employs even one apprentice. At FE Week’s… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Newer 1 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 817 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 9h Jessica Hill 9h 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
