News Death announced of former principal Garry Phillips Former City College Plymouth principal Garry Phillips has passed away. His death over the Christmas period was confirmed by… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Ofsted watch: An ‘outstanding’ start to the new year An independent provider has been rated ‘outstanding’ in its first ever inspection report, while all the other full reports… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News DfE ends subsidies for Chartered Institution for FE The Department for Education will no longer financially support the Chartered Institution for FE – leaving its future in doubt…. Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Exclusive ESFA quietly launches reapplications to ‘tougher’ apprenticeship provider register The government has begun inviting providers to reapply to its refreshed apprenticeship provider register – with the first group… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Queen’s New Year honours: Who got what in FE and skills? Twenty-three leading figures from the FE and skills sector have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year honours, published… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y 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 7y Jude Burke 7y 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 7y Jude Burke 7y 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 7y Jude Burke 7y 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 7y Jude Burke 7y 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 7y Jude Burke 7y 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 7y Jude Burke 7y 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 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 821 Older Must read 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Colleges 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
