News Exclusive A first step to loans justice for learners in the lurch Learners left with huge loan debts and no qualifications when their providers went bust have had their repayments deferred… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News DfE blasted for flip-flopping on GCSE maths and English resits The government has been blasted for flip-flopping on its review into GCSE maths and English resits. All 16 to… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive The minimum wage has gone up – but are apprentices getting paid? The minimum wage for apprentices changed on April 1 this year, soaring from a measly £3.40 per hour to… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Chief executive role for new IfA finally advertised This afternoon the Institute for Apprenticeships advertised for a chief executive. The IfA launched this month and is expected… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Ofsted watch: A bumper crop of ‘good’ grades It’s a bumper Ofsted watch this week, with a total of 15 full FE and skills inspection reports published… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Expansion plans with Saudi Colleges of Excellence revealed An English college will extend its involvement with the Saudi Arabian Colleges of Excellence programme, squashing rumours that the… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News RoATP provider now selling for tens of thousands A company with no apparent track record or trading history is being put up for sale because it managed… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Staff anger at cash-strapped college’s new carpark charge Staff and students at a Liverpool college facing “financial crisis” are fuming that they must now pay £600 per… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Institute for Apprenticeships announces route panel chairs and apprentice panel The Institute for Apprenticeships has appointed the chairs for 15 route panels, and a panel of apprentices to advise… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News Exclusive Government secretly grading all colleges and training providers UPDATE: It has been brought to our attention that there were inaccuracies in the full PAT list previously published,… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Agency boss writes warning letter to all college principals The outgoing boss of the Education and Skills Funding Agency has fired a warning shot across the bows to… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News BREAKING: Agency writes to apprenticeship providers with further details on non-levy pause Today the Education and Skills Funding Agency has written to providers regarding non-levy funding for apprenticeship from 1 May… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y Newer 1 510 511 512 513 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 813 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