News 2018: The year in FE Week cartoons As 2018 draws to a close we take a look back at the story of the year, as told… Jude Burke 6y Jude Burke 6y News Exclusive IfA ‘considering’ releasing apprenticeship overspend presentation The Institute for Apprenticeships is “considering” releasing a presentation given to employers that warned of an imminent apprenticeship overspend…. Jude Burke 6y Jude Burke 6y News Seven things we learned from the government’s response to select committee apprenticeships report The government has today published its response to the education select committee’s report, The apprenticeships ladder of opportunity: quality… Jude Burke 6y Jude Burke 6y News Sixteen colleges facing UCU strike action in the new year Sixteen colleges across England face “significant disruption” in the new year, after members of the University and College Union… Jude Burke 6y Jude Burke 6y News T-levels could be under threat if no deal Brexit goes ahead The introduction of T-levels could be under threat if a “no deal” Brexit goes ahead, according to reports this… Jude Burke 6y Jude Burke 6y News ESFA announce changes to 16 to 19 funding rules from August 2019 Study programme learners aged 16 to 19 who’ve passed GCSE English and maths are set to be barred from… Jude Burke 6y Jude Burke 6y News Pressure mounts on Hinds to explain £500m apprenticeship ‘alleged overspend’ The chair of the influential education select committee has urged the government to be “open and transparent” about a… Jude Burke 6y Jude Burke 6y News Barring learners with fewer than three Ds ‘access to student loans’ is ‘retrograde step’ Proposals to deny student loans to learners who achieve fewer than three Ds in their A-levels have been branded… John Dickens 6y John Dickens 6y News Why the ESFA wants more apprenticeship providers – despite no starts at over 500 last year The government’s top apprenticeships civil servant has defended the decision to allow more providers on to the provider register… Jude Burke 6y Jude Burke 6y News Ofsted Watch: Three providers rated ‘good’ in first inspections It’s been a big week for new providers, with five first-time inspection reports published – three of which resulted… Jude Burke 6y Jude Burke 6y News Exclusive AoC fears college apprenticeships market share will shrink further The Association of Colleges has warned that colleges’ share of the apprenticeship market will continue to shrink, after FE… Jude Burke 6y Jude Burke 6y News Bailout cash will still be available under new insolvency regime Colleges will still be able to access some bailout funding once the insolvency regime comes into effect next year… Jude Burke 6y Jude Burke 6y Newer 1 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 809 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
