News Re-apply – again! Anger as ESFA tells providers to make fresh RoATP application Training providers were left “appalled” this week after the Education and Skills Funding Agency made the “ridiculous” decision that… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News International students: Why college income is in freefall With the income colleges make from international students plummeting, FE Week spoke with college and sector leaders to understand… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Ofsted parks new provider monitoring visits New provider monitoring visits have been delayed indefinitely by Ofsted. The inspectorate previously said it would restart the visits… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive AoC warns there is still ‘not enough detail’ for colleges to plan new level 3 adult offer The head of the Association of Colleges is “worried” there will be a slow start to the new flagship… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Covid-19 Covid-related death of college lecturer investigated The death of a college lecturer who died after contracting Covid-19 is being investigated by the government’s agency that… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Former FE lecturer turned MP appointed new Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network chair A Conservative MP who worked as a further education lecturer for 20 years has been appointed chair of the… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News All apprenticeship providers told to reapply to RoATP yet again All providers on the government’s register of apprenticeship training providers (RoATP) will need to reapply yet again over the… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News NAW 2021 | FE White paper & the next phase of apprenticeship reform (recording) Yesterday afternoon a group of sector leaders and policymakers took part in an FE Week roundtable to mark National… Shane Mann 4y Shane Mann 4y News Shadow education secretary celebrates National Apprenticeship Week with ‘top class’ virtual tour Shadow education secretary Kate Green has made her first visit, virtually, to an independent training provider to celebrate National… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Skills reform Williamson ‘strongly encourages’ colleges to embrace lifetime skills guarantee level 3 offer The education secretary has urged colleges to embrace the new level 3 offer under the lifetime skills guarantee as… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Association of Colleges Beacon Award 2021 winners announced Eleven colleges that showcase “the best and most innovative practice” in the sector have been honoured at the Association… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News ESFA finally launches £73m adult education budget tender The long-awaited national adult education budget tender has been launched by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. Bids for… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 813 Older 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo