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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y FE Week Reporter 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y 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 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y 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 6y JL Dutaut 6y 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 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y 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 6y Nick Linford 6y Newer 1 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 811 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Billy Camden 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
