News Exclusive UTCs demand more funding than mainstream schools The body behind the ailing university technical college model has called on the government to apportion more funding to… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Controversial 2014/15 achievement rate data will now be published The government has U-turned on its decision not to publish controversial achievement rate data – after FE Week revealed… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Anger as IfA’s apprentice panel presentation postponed Fears are growing that apprentices may lose their voice at the top level, after the Institute for Apprenticeships deferred… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Second FE college gets grade one Ofsted in two weeks The sector may have had to endure an agonising 14-month wait for Ofsted to rate a general FE college… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News AEB contracts extended as tender results delayed further The delay to results for the Adult Education Budget (AEB) tender will last until the end of July, the Education… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Area review ignored as central London set for second mega-college merger A London college that had been set for a ground-breaking partnership with an adult learning provider has announced plans… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Recipe for confusion concern as IfA seeks up to 150 expert advisers A call for up to 150 industry experts to join new Institute for Apprenticeships advisory panels, has prompted concerns… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive Learndirect : One in ten staff could face redundancy at nation’s largest provider The nation’s largest training provider is consulting on a new wave of redundancies – with its chief executive admitting… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News ESFA concern: providers subcontracting to employers Providers using employers as subcontractors in ways that are “contrary to the spirit” of the apprenticeship reforms will face… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Skills minister the fixer promises to listen and ‘make it work’ The new skills minister has reassured the sector that her motivation in the role is “to make it work”… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Advertorial | Area review: how can digital technology help your college transform? Colleges are facing a tough period of transformation, with area review implementation presenting an unavoidable challenge for all, while… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News New skills minister brings welcome news as apprenticeship reforms suffer slow start The new skills minister, Anne Milton, has announced that the non-levy growth requests will be brought forward to July, at the… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y Newer 1 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 808 Older Must read 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 4d Jessica Hill 4d 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 3w Billy Camden 3w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
