News Public sector apprenticeship target restated for extra year The public sector apprenticeship target is to continue for an extra year as the majority of bodies in scope… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News DfE knuckles rapped by stats watchdog over Skills Toolkit data The Office for Statistics Regulation has reprimanded the Department for Education over the data published for its new Skills… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive ‘All hell was breaking loose’: How hackers forced a mega college to close FE Week tells the inside story of the cyber attack that shut down one of Birmingham’s major colleges, and… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News ‘Long overdue’: Colleges welcome ‘nurturing’ conversations with ESFA College leaders have endorsed a move by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to rebuild relationships with annual “strategic… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Exclusive Minister accused of misrepresenting new level 3 adult offer The skills minister stands accused of issuing misleading information about the new level 3 adult offer after FE Week… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Small employer apprenticeship cap on starts to ‘reset’ next month The cap on apprenticeship starts for small employers will be reset to zero next month, the Education and Skills… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Sponsored post Sponsored The Annual Revaluation of Further Education and the Enrolment Process Every year the further education sector spends an unlimited time working on Strategic Enrolment Management Plans. The focus of… IPS Software 4y IPS Software 4y News All college leaders required to attend annual MOT meeting New “strategic conversations” that require all college leaders to meet with Education and Skills Funding Agency and FE Commissioner… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Ofqual publishes proposals for autumn 2021 exam series This year’s autumn exam series will be similar to the one held in 2020, but with GCSE exams potentially… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Full Ofsted inspections won’t return until September Full graded Ofsted inspections will not return until the new academic year, with the watchdog instead looking at bringing… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Sponsored post Sponsored Could your college capitalise on the new apprenticeships? Apprentice reform has opened the floodgates for private providers to really get involved in delivering apprenticeships. The new standards… Active iQ 4y Active iQ 4y News Exclusive More licences to practice would show England ‘values’ skills The lack of jobs in England which require a licence to practice shows the country does not place a… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Newer 1 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 821 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