News T-Levels consultation: Here’s what the sector really thinks Tonight the T Level public consultation closes after running for 10 weeks and seeking answers to 45 questions. It sought… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive 200,000 FE staff are now trained in Prevent Over 200,000 people working in FE have completed training to help them understand their duty to prevent the radicalisation… Nick Linford 7y Nick Linford 7y News DfE’s teaching and leadership in FE report: The five main findings The Department for Education has today published a research report exploring quality of teaching and leadership in FE. ‘Teaching,… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ten colleges failed to secure apprenticeship funding for small employers, DfE reveals Ten colleges which once held contracts to deliver apprenticeships with small employers were not awarded funding in the recent… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News College sector performance continues rapid improvement Just under three quarters of colleges are now rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, as the sector’s rapid improvement… Nick Linford 7y Nick Linford 7y News Exclusive Bradford College bailed out twice in a single month A college was bailed out twice in December, to the tune of £1.5 million each time, FE Week has… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y News National College for Nuclear launched A national college planning to train the bulk of the country’s workforce for Britain’s nuclear industry opens today. The… Nick Linford 7y Nick Linford 7y News FE commissioner: Funding for Institutes of Technology is ‘too modest’ The £170 million funding pot for new Institutes of Technology will not enable them to have a significant impact… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Ofsted announces tougher approach to monitoring subcontracting Ofsted will increase its focus on management and quality in subcontracting, according to its most senior director for FE… Nick Linford 7y Nick Linford 7y News Off-the-job qualifications can be included in apprenticeships, IfA confirms Off-the-job technical qualifications can now be included in apprenticeships, the Institute for Apprenticeships has officially announced, confirming a significant… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Professional footballers found guilty of £5m apprenticeship subcontracting fraud Two former professional footballers and two other men have been found guilty of scamming colleges out of £5 million… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News FE and social justice: Top six education committee chair recommendations Robert Halfon is set to give the keynote address on the theme of social justice and skills at an… Jude Burke 7y Jude Burke 7y Newer 1 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 805 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
