News Find out which organisations can assess the most apprenticeship standards A big three familiar names dominate the updated list of 33 approved assessment organisations – taking responsibility for end… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Exclusive: Still no assessment organisations approved for over half apprenticeships More than half of apprenticeship standards approved for delivery still have no approved assessment organisation, FE Week analysis of… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Governors back first sixth form college merger with multi-academy trust Governors from the Sixth Form College Solihull have voted to press ahead with plans to join forces with a… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Minimal impact of schools’ careers advice on progression to FE exposed Careers advice in schools is having little to no impact on young people’s decisions to stay on into FE,… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Mass delays to publication of special needs learner plans spark calls for government intervention “Very concerning” delays with councils delivering education health and care plans (EHCP) for young people with special needs, which… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News MPs investigating how colleges can better support students over mental health issues A new joint parliamentary select committee inquiry, into how education can help prevent mental health problems among young people,… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Apprentices get IfA representation – but no place on the board The government has finally committed to establishing an apprentice panel for the Institute for Apprenticeships, in a move hailed… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News ‘Deep concern’ over local enterprise partnerships’ funding decisions A call has been made for local enterprise partnerships to have a new contracting process that’s “fair and transparent”… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Sir David Collins earned £0.5m in three years as FE commissioner The former FE commissioner Sir David Collins earned just under £500,000 for doing the job part-time, it has been… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Week left to register for Brathay apprenticeship challenge There is just one week to go for employers and training providers to enter the sixth annual Brathay Apprentice… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Revealed at last: Government sets aside £726m for area review restructuring The government has set aside almost three quarters of a billion pounds to cover restructuring costs emerging from the… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Chartered Institution for Further Education appoints new chief executive The Chartered Institution for Further Education has appointed Dan Wright as its new chief executive officer, with plans for… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 531 532 533 534 535 536 537 538 539 540 541 813 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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
