News Exclusive ‘Inadequate’ provider hands £2m adult education budget contract back A training provider has handed back an adult education budget (AEB) contract of almost £2 million after Ofsted criticised… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Williamson taken to task on Conservative manifesto While the Conservatives’ manifesto published on Sunday had some eye-catching FE pledges, including a new £3 billion national skills… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y 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 Newer 1 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 830 Older Must read Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 4d Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 4d Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 3w Shane Chowen 3w Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo
