News Another college merger in doubt following ‘regrettable’ TV comments Another college merger has been cast into doubt after one of their chairs made “regrettable” comments on local TV…. Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Learndirect and DfE scandal referred to NAO by Public Accounts Committee chair The Learndirect scandal is expected to face a National Audit Office investigation following a request from the Public Accounts… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Minister ‘misled’ MPs over apprenticeships at Learndirect MPs were “misled” in Parliament by the skills minister Anne Milton today, after she claimed apprenticeships are “no longer… Nick Linford 8y Nick Linford 8y News Exclusive University’s controversial takeover of Lambeth College delayed A university’s controversial plans to take a college over by the back door have been delayed, FE Week can… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Major provider exposed for offering inducements goes into administration An apprenticeship provider exposed in June by FE Week offering inducements to an employer has called in the administrators…. Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News BREAKING: Milton grants Somerset MPs emergency meeting with funding agency Somerset MPs held an emergency meeting on Wednesday with the skills minister to reverse the massive £3.3 million funding… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Exclusive Training providers join forces to challenge Justine Greening in court A group of leading training providers is gearing up for collective action against the government’s adult education budget procurement process,… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Only 15 per cent of levy-funded apprentices aged 16 to 18 Just 15 per cent of levy-funded apprentices to date are aged 16 to 18, according to experimental government statistics… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Trial begins: Former Welsh footballer and three others accused of £5 million FE fraud A former Wales international footballer and three other men conspired to scam colleges and the government out of around… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Commissioner report exposes financial turmoil at London SFC A sixth-form college is in grave danger of running out of cash in the next 12 months, after a… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Five new UTCs open doors to students Five new university technical colleges have opened their doors this month, including one that was so popular it had… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Two men plead guilty following Serious Fraud Office investigation into Luis Michael Training Two men have pleaded guilty following a Serious Fraud Office investigation into now-defunct provider Luis Michael Training. Christopher Martin,… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 502 503 504 821 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden 4mo Colleges 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 5mo Anviksha Patel 5mo
