News Rooney makes his WorldSkills UK LIVE! debut Ex-Greene King boss Rooney Anand spoke of his excitement today as he made his debut as WorldSkills UK chair… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Three FE colleges win Queen’s Anniversary Prizes Three FE colleges in England have been announced as winners of the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for 2018-2020 in a… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Labour launch manifesto – read what it says about FE and skills This morning the Labour Party launched their manifesto ahead of the general election on 12 December (click here to… FE Week Reporter 5y FE Week Reporter 5y News Skills leaders call for changes to T-level curriculum ahead of launch next year Two leading skills organisations have called for a rethink of the construction T-level curriculum ahead of the qualification’s launch… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Winners of the WEA 2019 Educational Impact Awards revealed Refugees who achieved their qualifications after fleeing thousands of miles from their home nations are among the 11 winners… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News Liberal Democrats promise £1 billion for colleges in their manifesto The Liberal Democrats have pledged to invest an extra £1 billion in FE, including VAT refunds for colleges. “Further… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News AoC Student of the Year Award winners announced A learner with hearing and speech difficulties who also works as a carer for his twin sister is among… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y News Kendal College tops FE Week’s 2019 league table Kendal College has been announced as the top college in FE Week’s annual league table for 2019. This year’s… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 5y Feature, News The future of colleges: Can edtech deliver its utopia? Technology has transformed further education. But at what cost, asks JL Dutaut. The history of edtech is after all… JL Dutaut 5y JL Dutaut 5y News AELP fear funding agency considering outright subcontracting ban The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has today recommended a new, more “robust approach” to subcontracting in… Billy Camden 5y Billy Camden 5y News Labour will create 320,000 green apprenticeships, Corbyn to tell CBI conference A Labour government would train 80,000 people a year in a new climate apprenticeship programme, Jeremy Corbyn is expected… Fraser Whieldon 5y Fraser Whieldon 5y News College with ‘failed’ Grenfell-style cladding to remain open for 16 to 18-year-old residents despite Bolton fire This evening the Department for Education (DfE) has said there remains “no immediate safety concerns” at a college halls… Nick Linford 5y Nick Linford 5y Newer 1 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 805 Older Must read 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 15h Billy Camden 15h 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 1w Anviksha Patel 1w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo
