News CBI: Don’t restrict how the apprenticeship levy is spent The Confederation of British Industry has urged the government not to restrict how the apprenticeship levy is spent in… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Serious safeguarding failures at ‘college’ Serious safeguarding failures at a multi-site “college” are to be exposed in an imminent Ofsted report, FE Week can… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Government set to miss apprenticeship target by a massive 800,000 starts Latest official apprenticeship figures, published this morning, reveal the government is set to miss their manifesto commitment by a… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Sharp drop in adults studying English and maths, new data reveals The number of adults studying English and maths dropped sharply last year, with achievements in the core subjects also… Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu 6y News Apprenticeship starts for young people continue to fall – DfE reveal The number of apprenticeships started by young people has fallen a further eight percent, the third year in a… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Exclusive Interim CEO appointed at college under investigation for nepotism and ‘financial wrongdoing’ Hull College Group has appointed a short-term interim chief executive, as investigations into nepotism and financial wrongdoing continue, FE… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Ofsted blasts ‘unreliable’ apprenticeship off-the-job training records A new provider that has more than 300 apprentices on its books has been criticised by Ofsted for “unreliable”… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Adult care employers welcome switch to rail academy for apprenticeship oversight A rail specialist firm has been chosen as the new external quality assurance provider for care apprenticeships, in a… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Training provider in college group given union recognition Two unions have reached a deal to bargain over pay and working conditions on behalf of the almost 300… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Conservatives announce manifesto pledge of £3bn over 5 years for a ‘new National Skills Fund’ The Conservative Party has said they will launch a £600 million a year “new National Skills Fund” if they… Nick Linford 6y Nick Linford 6y News Full list of WorldSkills UK National medal winners revealed The nation’s top skilled young people were recognised at an awards ceremony at WorldSkills UK LIVE tonight. They were… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Inaugural WorldSkills UK Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Award winners revealed The winners of the inaugural WorldSkills UK Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards have been crowned at WorldSkills UK LIVE…. Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 815 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo