Apprenticeships

UCAS scoring plan for apprenticeships draws criticism

Two university groups have criticised the admissions body’s proposals to award points based on the length of the apprenticeship

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Election 2024

‘The proudest day of my life’: Phillipson’s full speech to DfE staff

Education secretary says she has ‘greatest job in government’, but warns of ‘scale of the challenge ahead’

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Election 2024, Politics

Who is Bridget Phillipson? 8 facts about the new education secretary

What we know about the minister handed the keys to the Department for Education

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Apprenticeships

Pay protected for NHS staff starting apprenticeships

Health workers were previously put off the programme because some employers expected them to take a wage cut

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Election 2024

Labour’s in-tray for FE and skills

Sector leaders’ priorities for the next education ministerial team

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Apprenticeships, Skills reform

HTQs should be at front of Labour’s growth levy queue, say researchers

Public First models economic returns if level 4 and 5 technical quals are funded through a reformed apprenticeship levy

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


Election 2024

Election 2024: Education winners and losers

Famous education faces from the last fourteen years faced the electorate with a mixed bag of results for the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Election 2024, Politics

Starmer promises to ‘repair our public services’ after historic election win

Starmer will officially become prime minister and appoint his cabinet later today

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Election 2024, Politics

Election 2024: Education secretary Gillian Keegan loses her seat

Loss in Chichester to the Lib Dems comes amid disastrous night for the Tories

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Election 2024: ‘The British people have chosen change’ – Phillipson

Labour government will be powered by ‘belief that tomorrow could not just be different from today, but better’ says…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Apprenticeships, Politics, Skills reform

IfATE loses 30 staff in DfE cash cuts

Second-in-command Rob Nitsch is among the departures

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Inspiring Festival of Learning award winners 2024 honoured

Twelve individuals and organisations were celebrated for showing how adult learning can change lives

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor

Must read

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps

Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Frances Read
Apprenticeships

Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse

ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets

Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen