News Milton only appoints Conservative MPs as apprenticeships ambassadors Three Conservative MPs have today been named as apprenticeship ambassadors by skills minister Anne Milton. Maria Caulfield, Stephen Metcalfe,… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Ombudsman warns councils are failing special needs learners Councils are not doing enough to ensure special needs learners get the help they need, a report from the… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Ascentis named as awarding organisation of the year Ascentis has been crowned awarding organisation of the year on an exciting night for the sector. The Federation of… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Apprenticeship funding model report provokes dismay A long-awaited report on whether the government’s forecasting tool to predict apprenticeship starts is working has caused dismay over… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News SPONSORED: Tech trailblazers – FE colleges leading the way Using technology to assist the delivery of an engaging education experience is no longer a luxury — it’s a… Expert Contributor 8y Expert Contributor 8y News No news on permanent Institute for Apprenticeships boss Attempts to recruit a permanent chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships are still ongoing, six months after the… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 WorldSkills 2017: Full medal tables published Team UK’s position as one the best in the world at vocational skills has been reaffirmed following World Skills… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofsted watch: Two colleges improve to ‘good’ rating Two FE colleges are celebrating Ofsted success this week after climbing from a grade 3 to a grade 2…. Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Colleges lose £1.2 million under controversial condition-of-funding rules Four providers have been stripped of more than £100,000 due to the controversial English and maths condition-of-funding rule, although… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Budget 2017: Non-levy funding looms large The autumn budget will be delivered by the chancellor on November 22, and leading sector bodies have made requests… Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y Pippa Allen-Kinross 8y News Cash-strapped college wastes £3m on development plans A cash-strapped London college spent more than £3 million on plans to develop one of its sites that never… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive End point assessment crisis – apprentices who can’t complete End-point assessment has hit crisis point – as FE leaders warn that the first wave of learners are reaching… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y Newer 1 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 814 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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