News MPs to launch inquiry into benefits of lifelong learning and local authority support A new inquiry into the current state of adult education and lifelong learning is being launched by the House… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News IfATE consulting on content for three new T-level pathways Providers and employers are being asked for their views on the draft content for three more T-level pathways. A… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News IfA adds kite-marking higher-level qualifications to expanded remit Quality-marking level 4 and 5 qualifications, to help boost the overlooked programmes, has become the latest addition to the… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Ofsted watch: Busy week with good news for most providers It has been a promising week for all types of FE providers, with 22 positive reports published by the… Jessica Fino 6y Jessica Fino 6y News Exclusive Former Dragon hits out at IfATE over cut to level 3 and 4 standards The chair of major high-street employer Ryman, ex-Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis, has accused the Institute of Apprenticeships and… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Hadlow College making ‘reasonable progress’ since going into administration, Ofsted finds Scandal-hit Hadlow College has scored well in its first Ofsted monitoring visit since it went into administration. The college,… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y News Exclusive Hinds blames colleges as their share of apprenticeships slumps to 26 per cent Apprenticeships delivered by colleges fell to just 26 per cent last year, according to analysis by FE Week, and… Jessica Fino 6y Jessica Fino 6y News Exclusive ‘Sorry’ Dudley College boss calls for support and advice as auditing system gets ever more complex The leader of a high-profile college has called for greater support in navigating the government’s increasingly complex and high-stake… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Exclusive Sudden closure of DfE’s Apprenticeship Delivery Board slammed as ‘surreal’ A board that was set up by government to increase apprenticeship starts has been quietly binned – with officials… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News Culture department commits £100k to help film industry overcome apprenticeship rules A government department is pumping £100,000 into a pilot designed to get around the inflexibilities of apprenticeship levy rules… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News New subcontracting rule slammed as ‘immensely bureaucratic’ and ‘shockingly late in the day’ The Education and Skills Funding Agency has “shocked” hundreds of providers by requiring thousands of subcontracting contracts to be… Billy Camden 6y Billy Camden 6y News BTEC award winners 2019 unveiled The winners of the ninth annual BTEC Awards have been recognised at a ceremony featuring performances, celebrity appearances and… Fraser Whieldon 6y Fraser Whieldon 6y Newer 1 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 811 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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
