News New RoATP window opens on Monday The register of apprenticeship training providers will open for a third time starting on Monday, FE Week can reveal,… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofqual considers special treatment for new AOs New apprenticeship exam bodies are next in line for special treatment, after Ofqual hinted that it’s considering a lighter… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive ESFA breaks its promise to audit untested providers The Education and Skills Funding Agency has missed its own deadline to make sure new providers approved to deliver… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Massive £1bn FE loans underspend revealed A massive 58 per cent of FE loans funding – amounting to almost £1 billion – has not been… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Rotherham AO investigated by regulators twice in two years An awarding organisation is under investigation by regulators for the second time in two years after an anonymous tip-off…. Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive NHS ‘reviews’ Learndirect Apprenticeships’ status as a provider An apprenticeship provider created by the owners of Learndirect last year could be kicked off the purchasing system used by… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News AELP calls on government to fund level two apprenticeships in full Level two apprenticeships should be fully funded by the government at every age group, the AELP has said. This… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Festival of Learning award winners named A refugee who fled Afghanistan alone at the age of 16 has been crowned ‘outstanding individual learner’ at this… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Corbyn speaking at AoC annual conference Jeremy Corbyn will address this year’s Association of Colleges annual conference. The annual event at at the ICC in… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News ETF tenders new FE training programme for future CEOs Half a million pounds is on offer to run a new leadership training programme for senior FE managers looking… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News AoC boss expresses regret over 1 per cent pay offer The Association of Colleges has expressed regret for offering staff a one-per-cent payrise – and has come in for… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Cable backs lifelong learning accounts at Lib Dems conference The Liberal Democrat leader has backed the creation of lifelong learning accounts in his party conference speech today. Sir… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 814 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
