News Halfon launches new Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network A new Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network was launched by skills minister Robert Halfon this morning. The organisation, chaired by… Paul Offord 8y Paul Offord 8y News Employers blasted for ignoring apprenticeships they developed Employers including the private healthcare giant Bupa have been criticised for not employing anyone on apprenticeships they developed, after… Billy Camden 8y Billy Camden 8y News Ofsted watch: week of two halves for FE providers In a week of two halves, a private training provider plummeted from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ in one of Ofsted’s… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Government wants £140k-a-year director to oversee area reviews The government is on the hunt for a permanent director to run its transaction unit following the area reviews… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Learners plead with government to end loan misery after provider collapse Distressed learners left in the lurch when their training provider mysteriously went bust have pleaded with the government to… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Exclusive Employers in three sectors to grade their own apprentices Employers in the retail, hospitality and travel sectors are actively preparing to exploit a loophole that will allow them… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News SFA close achievement rate “loophole” that boosted some provider rates by more than 20 percent The Department for Education has admitted to a “loophole” in the Skills Funding Agency qualification achievement rate calculation, which… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News ‘Good’ Ofsted report finally unveiled for recently incorporated FE college, after 90-day wait Questions surround why publication of a ‘good’-overall Ofsted report was delayed until 90-days after the recently created FE college… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News BREAKING: Apprenticeship achievement rate falls to 67 per cent under new method The percentage of people passing their apprenticeship has fallen to 67 percent, figures released this morning show. The overall achievement… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Lincoln College Group defends ‘isolated error’ after being named in minimum wage offenders’ list A college group has defended itself after it appeared in the government’s largest ever list of national minimum and… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Colleges stand by multi-million pound subcontractor despite insolvency issues Three colleges have insisted they will stand by a multi-million pound subcontractor, despite it entering into insolvency arrangements. JTJ… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Hull College Group silent on future of under fire chief executive Hull College Group has repeatedly refused to publicly back its chief executive, after he was urged to resign following… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y Newer 1 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 821 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, 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 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
