News Boss of Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College to step down The chief executive of one of London’s largest colleges has announced plans to leave at the end of the… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive IfA ‘concerns’ revealed over quality assurance conflict of interest The Institute for Apprenticeships has “concerns” about conflicts of interest in its new model for quality-assurance, FE Week can… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News EXCLUSIVE: Minister intervenes to block new apprenticeship provider from taking recruits Anne Milton has stepped in to stop a provider from taking on any new apprentices, after it was criticised… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Exclusive AELP dramatically ditches ETF ownership, effective immediately The Association of Employment and Learning Providers has washed its hands of the Education and Training Foundation, claiming it… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News First early Ofsted monitoring visit of apprenticeship newcomer warns training ‘not fit for purpose’ The first of a new wave of Ofsted’s early-monitoring visit reports on newcomers to the apprenticeship market has been… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y News Manchester Creative Studio to close amid exam malpractice furore Accusations of exam malpractice helped sealed the fate of a doomed studio school, according to “shocking” new board minutes…. Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Second financial notice for troubled Bradford College A cash-strapped college has been hit with a notice to improve for financial control – mere months after receiving… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News SPONSORED: How to deliver a successful apprenticeship Rarely out of the education media, apprenticeships are a hot topic both politically and educationally speaking. Finding the right way to… Features Team 7y Features Team 7y News Lib Dems launch lifelong learning commission A “major” independent commission on lifelong learning has been launched by Vince Cable. The commission is designed to investigate… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Levy revenue forecasts downgraded by the best part of a billion The apprenticeship levy will generate £900 million less funding in its first four years than the government first claimed,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Government preparing new ESOL strategy The government will develop a new strategy to teach English to speakers of other languages (ESOL), which is aimed… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News Fears over ‘middle-class grab’ on apprenticeships are valid, minister admits Fears of a “middle-class grab” on apprenticeships are “valid”, the skills minister has admitted. Anne Milton told a House… Paul Offord 7y Paul Offord 7y Newer 1 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 805 Older Must read 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 2d Billy Camden 2d 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 1w Anviksha Patel 1w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive 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 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo
