News Thousands of apprentices dumped by training provider after Ofsted inspection More than 2,500 apprentices and adult learners have been left in the lurch after their provider immediately exited the… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News British Airways own apprenticeship recruitment faces grounding after Ofsted visit Apprenticeships at a major airline have been heavily criticised by Ofsted, which found “disorganisation” and “inconsistency” meant too many… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Plea for extra £750m from new Institute for Apprenticeships boss The new boss of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has called for an additional £750 million of… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Sector leaders hit back at Ofsted for ‘encouraging government’ to restrict funding choices Sector bodies have hit back at Ofsted’s chief inspector for “encouraging government” to restrict course choices made by colleges… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofsted boss still ‘not happy’ with colleges ‘flooding’ economy with arts and media students Ofsted’s chief inspector is still “not happy” that some colleges steer too many of their students towards “superficially attractive”… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Ofsted: ‘Target apprenticeship levy money more directly at skills shortages’ High levels of management and health apprenticeships are a “mismatch” compared to the government’s industrial strategy and needs to… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Call for Treasury to invest £20m in FE research centre The Social Mobility Commission has urged government to create a “what works” centre to advise on where the FE… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Tributes paid after death of college lecturer and UCU president-elect Tributes have been paid to college lecturer and University and College Union president-elect Nita Sanghera, after she died last… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News ESFA launches investigation after betting companies access data on 28 million children An investigation has been launched after betting companies were “wrongly provided access” to an education database containing the information… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y Adult education, Devolution London will be first to launch regional AEB learner survey The Greater London Authority is planning to become the first devolved area to launch a regional adult education budget… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Ex-SFA deputy director slams funding management ahead of Ney review An ex-deputy director of the government’s skills funding agency has called for a return to “supportive” contract management for… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive PhD-level apprenticeship plans move a step closer Plans for PhD-level apprenticeships have moved a step closer, despite the government’s failing to agree a policy position on… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Newer 1 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 821 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 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