News Crisis deepens as learners drop at two thirds of UTCs Learner numbers have dropped at around two thirds of established university technical colleges this academic year, an FE Week… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Why the delay for Learndirect inspection report? Ofsted’s eagerly awaited inspection report on the nation’s largest FE provider has been delayed by six weeks, with the… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News, WorldSkills 2017 Team UK selected for WorldSkills 2017 in Abu Dhabi Apprentices from Toyota, Airbus and Topshop are among 32 of the country’s elite learners who have been selected to… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Exclusive Levy launch ‘horror’ story predicted following apprenticeship funding allocations Apprenticeship providers are facing up to a “horror story” of bankruptcy and failure after receiving funding allocations that amount… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Exclusive Exclusive: North London colleges’ merger called off A London merger that had previously gone from a three-way to a two-way is now not happening at all…. Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Former principals named on mayor’s Skills for Londoners taskforce Skills training took centre stage in the capital city this morning when a new strategic taskforce, containing two former… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Highly unusual decision taken to extend principal’s notice period to full year A large city college in “financial crisis” has taken the highly unusual step of extending the contract of employment… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Emily Chapman elected as new NUS VP for FE The FE sector has a new student champion, with Emily Chapman winning today’s election to become the National Union… Alix Robertson 8y Alix Robertson 8y News FE champion Shakira Martin elected NUS president FE champion Shakira Martin [pictured above] has emerged victorious in the race to become the next president of the… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Non-levy funding allocations sent to providers following tender pause Colleges and training providers were last night sent a funding allocation for apprenticeship starts from next month to 31… FE Week Reporter 8y FE Week Reporter 8y News Technical and FE bill passes: what does it mean for the sector? The Technical and Further Education Bill received final clearance from the House of Lords this afternoon, and it is… Jude Burke 8y Jude Burke 8y News Labour pledges to bring back education maintenance allowance Labour will raise corporation tax to fund the re-introduction of the education maintenance allowance, the party has revealed today…. Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y Newer 1 525 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 829 Older Must read Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo 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 6mo Billy Camden 6mo