News Apprenticeship vacancy adverts in May lower than last year Update 1 : At 17:45 the DfE responded by saying the data they published for May is not full… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Who got what in Queen’s birthday honours for FE The principal of Weston College Group has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list. Dr Paul… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News College defiant despite damning Ofsted meaning apprentice register removal A Merseyside college hit with an Ofsted grade four in apprenticeships is claiming it will not cut down on… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Government tight-lipped on long-delayed adult education budget results The government still won’t say when the results of the first ever procurement process for the adult education budget… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Eight-month Ofsted turnaround from inadequate to good for UTC A previously struggling university technical college has performed a remarkable turnaround to be rated ‘good’ by Ofsted just eight… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Ofsted watch: Two providers rated outstanding and a UTC bounces back Two providers have been awarded the highest possible grade from Ofsted – and a university technical college has bounced… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Judge and principal blast college nepotism scandal A senior manager at the country’s biggest college group was somehow permitted to interview and appoint her own husband… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Cash-strapped Harlow UTC looks to join academy trust Another university technical college in dire financial straits is planning to pause recruitment at 14 as it looks to… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Investigation into DfE handling of apprenticeship figures demanded by expert An independent expert in government statistics has called for an investigation after the Department for Education encouraged the use… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News City & Guilds Lion Awards winners announced Exceptional FE learners and tutors have been honoured for their “outstanding achievements” in professional and technical education at this… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News BREAKING: Delayed 2015/16 provider achievement rate tables published This morning the Education and Skills Funding Agency published the delayed National Achievement Rate Tables (NARTs). Click here for… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Sixth Form Colleges Association award winners unveiled Seven outstanding teams from sixth form colleges across the country have been honoured at an inaugural awards ceremony for… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y Newer 1 500 501 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 510 813 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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
