News Exclusive DfE reveals why college bailout deals are kept secret The government has said the names of colleges receiving emergency cash support must be kept a secret so as… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Exclusive Behind the news: How a company illegally marketed a 14-day ‘apprenticeship’, and what happened next As most in the sector will know, calling a training programme an “apprenticeship” if it is not government-backed became… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive £125m promised FE funding delayed Promised investment in skills training has been questioned after FE Week discovered £125 million of FE funding has been… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Former exams firm boss set to be new Ofqual chief A former exams company chief executive is set to replace Dame Glenys Stacey as the chief regulator at Ofqual,… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Campaign launched to encourage learners to respond to DfE’s level 3 and below review The awarding body that runs BTECs has launched a campaign to encourage students to respond to the government’s level… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofqual launches 10-day consultation on advance topics for 2021 exams Ofqual is seeking views on its plans to release advance notice of topics ahead of exams next year, suggesting… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Third apprenticeship rate consultation as ESFA considers changes to eligible cost rules The current apprenticeships rate review is set to undergo its third consultation as the Education and Skills Funding Agency… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Exclusive Leaked document reveals how the DfE chose level 3 ‘lifetime skills guarantee’ qualification list A confidential document that shows the criteria the government used to choose the level 3 courses in the prime… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Confirmed: Level 3 ‘lifetime skills guarantee’ qualification list excludes major economic sectors Almost 400 level 3 qualifications have been chosen for the prime minister’s lifetime skills guarantee – but major sectors… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News DfE reveals Christmas contact tracing rules Further education providers are being asked to remain “on-call” up to the day before Christmas eve to assist with… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News AoC calls for government to force post-16 providers to collaborate The Association of Colleges has called for an end to competition in the FE market and for government to… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Ofsted’s ‘support’ and monitoring visits from January: what FE providers need to know Ofsted has today published further details about how their phased return to normal inspection activity of FE providers will… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y Newer 1 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 818 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 1d Jessica Hill 1d 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
