News Festival of Learning award winners announced Outstanding tutors, projects and employers were recognised through The Festival of Learning Awards 2016. A notable winner, the Leicester… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News #SaveOurApprenticeships campaign launch makes waves in Parliament FE Week’s first ever campaign garnered serious attention in Parliament yesterday, with the Prime Minister, education secretary and minister… Catherine Murray 9y Catherine Murray 9y News Theresa May “does not recognise” 30% – 50% potential apprenticeship funding cuts The prime minister has said she “does not recognise” potential cuts of between 30 to 50 per cent to… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Justine Greening quizzed by select committee on apprenticeship funding cuts Education Secretary Justine Greening was quizzed about potentially devastating apprenticeship funding cuts during an evidence session for the Education… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Government advisory groups kept in the dark over apprenticeship funding rate cuts Three apprenticeship reform advisory groups, set up by the government, were never told of plans to cut 16- to… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News New test to transform study programme learners’ employability skills (advertorial) A new baseline test is being launched by REED NCFE to transform how providers can boost their study programme… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Counter-fraud measures underway for apprenticeship funding programme Counter-fraud measures are to be set up for the apprenticeship funding programme, the government has insisted, amid warnings from… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Editor Asks: David Hughes becomes fifth chief executive of the AoC Last week saw David Hughes become the fifth chief executive of the Association of Colleges in its 20 year… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News The past, present and future of the Association of Colleges As the Association of Colleges welcomes a new chief executive in its 20th year, FE Week takes a look… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News College principal set to retire after record 33 years at the helm The longest-serving FE college principal in the country will finally retire next year, after more than 33 years in… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News How easy is it to become a registered training provider? The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) was scheduled to open a new, ‘tougher’ Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RATP) to… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Two new super-colleges set to be created in north-west Two new super-colleges are set to be created in the north-west through mergers involving six colleges and one university…. Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 551 552 553 554 807 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 1d Jessica Hill 1d 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
