News Exclusive Experienced sector leader appointed new Hull College Group chair The former principal of Trafford College has been made the new chair of Hull College Group, FE Week can… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Externally-set papers aren’t ‘exams by the back door’, says Ofqual chief Proposals for externally-set papers to help inform teacher GCSE and A-level grades this year are not “exams by the… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive Mayors want more courses included under lifetime skills guarantee Regional mayors are preparing to plead for courses to be added to the government’s lifetime skills guarantee offer after… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive Registrations for DfE’s £1m ‘skills toolkit’ could be from all around the globe Registrations for courses on the government’s “skills toolkit” that have been celebrated by ministers could be coming from anywhere… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive Influential MP calls for inquiry over fears £2bn Kickstart scheme has become ‘chancer’s charter’ The chair of an influential committee of MPs has called for an investigation into the government’s Kickstart scheme after… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive Flagship £50m skills bootcamps prioritise courses dominated by men The government’s £50 million rollout of the skills bootcamps policy has come under fire for only funding sectors heavily… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News WorldSkills Diversity and Inclusion Heroes award winners 2021 An apprentice who hosted STEM career events at schools, and a provider giving back to the LGBTQ+ community have… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News New data shows improved picture for apprenticeship starts amid pandemic Apprenticeship starts appear to be recovering after new data showed a less dramatic percentage drop amid the pandemic. Figures… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Colleges to reopen by 8 March at the earliest, DfE confirms Colleges will begin reopening to more students from 8 March if the government’s Covid-19 vaccination targets are met, the… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Revealed: How employers claim the £1,000 traineeship incentive Employers can claim the government’s promised £1,000 for a completed traineeship work placement using an online form from today…. Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News PAC college financial sustainability report: The 7 recommendations The Public Accounts Committee has set the Department for Education a list of tasks to address the “fragile” financial… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Public Accounts Committee criticises expensive and ineffective college oversight The government’s approach to college intervention takes too long, costs too much and is not effective in making them… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Newer 1 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 813 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
