News No approved assessment organisation for over half of new apprenticeships Almost 60 per cent of apprenticeship standards cleared so far by the government for learner starts don’t have an… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Government set for u-turn on apprenticeships funding cuts Controversial plans to slash apprenticeship funding rates for young people in deprived areas are set to be reconsidered by… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Commons debate request over funding cuts exposed by FE Week A backbench House of Commons debate has been called for by David Lammy MP over drastic funding cuts exposed… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News EU students will be eligible for English FE loans in 2016/17 Students from the European Union who want to study with an English FE provider in 2017/18 will still be… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News FE Week campaign against apprenticeship funding cuts raised in Commons Major cuts exposed by FE Week to apprenticeships funding for 16- to 18-year-olds in some of the most deprived… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News The unstoppable rise of management apprenticeships Management is now the third most popular apprenticeship subject, and analysis by FE Week suggests it will rocket to… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Council forces students with special needs to pay over £600 in travel costs One council’s controversial decision to make families of students with disabilities or special needs to pay for college transport… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Team UK prepares for EuroSkills with yoga, meditation and stress tests Dozens of the nation’s most talented FE students found their zen as they prepared for the psychological strains of… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Search begins for chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships The hunt is on for the first permanent chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships, while potential candidates have been… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Fairness fears over college apprenticeship groups Industry insiders fear that new apprenticeship college training groups could unfairly distort the market and divert government cash away… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Fresh concerns over failing UTC model as one in 10 now shut More than 10 per cent of university technical colleges are now expected to close, just six years since they… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Conservatives talk big on skills agenda ahead of Budget Ministers were in fine voice on skills at the Conservative Party conference this week, but the FE sector must now wait… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 540 541 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 807 Older Must read 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 2d Jessica Hill 2d 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 3w Billy Camden 3w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo
