News ‘Outrageous’ FE teacher pay gap causing huge vacancies in key priority skills College teachers are earning around a quarter less than school teachers Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Colleges Merging London college appoints new principal Date for merger with the country’s only ‘inadequate’ sixth form college also revealed Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Apprenticeships, Skills reform Tight controls on new levy to avoid ‘complete racket’ – report Many fear that without more funding, levy flexibilities will mean fewer apprenticeships Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo WorldSkills 2024 Team UK win silver and bronze at WorldSkills Lyon Medallions for excellence also achieved by half of Team UK Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo WorldSkills 2024 WorldSkills day 4: Competitions come to an emotional conclusion Competitions come to an emotional end in Lyon as each competitor completes their final tasks to cheering crowds Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo WorldSkills 2024 WorldSkills 2024: How to watch the closing ceremony It’s nearly time to announce the WorldSkills 2024 medal winners Shane Chowen 10mo Shane Chowen 10mo Apprenticeships, skills Apprenticeship and Training Awards 2025 officially launched The renamed awards will include a fresh set of categories showcasing sustainability, diversity and innovation Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo AEB, Devolution Adult training axed to avoid court fights, authority admits Training contracts targeted at the unemployed and low skilled have been delayed until January Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo Colleges College’s out-of-court deal ends legal fight Terms of the settlement remain unknown Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo skills Mayors in spending panic to beat £2.6bn skills cash deadline Some regions have lost out on millions after failing to spend fast enough in the scheme’s earlier years Josh Mellor 10mo Josh Mellor 10mo News Colleges ordered to fill out schools wellbeing survey Children’s commissioner uses statutory powers to collect data on the provision and barriers to supporting young people FE Week Reporter 10mo FE Week Reporter 10mo WorldSkills, WorldSkills 2024, WorldSkills UK Team UK get a confidence boost from day 2 French students and Team UK families descend upon WorldSkills competition Anviksha Patel 10mo Anviksha Patel 10mo Newer 1 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 816 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo