News Next chief executive of Learning and Work Institute announced The next chief executive of the Learning and Work Institute will be current deputy Stephen Evans, FE Week can… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Supermarket ad sparks double standards complaints over maths apprenticeship entry requirement Aldi has been accused of double standards after a controversial TV advert suggested the supermarket chain takes a “light… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News EXCLUSIVE: Harlow MP Robert Halfon gets apprentices and skills brief Harlow MP Robert Halfon has been handed ministerial responsibilities for apprentices and skills. FE Week broke the news that… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Robert Halfon announced as new minister at DfE The Harlow MP Robert Halfon has this morning been appointed as a Minister of State at the Department for… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Apprenticeship chaos warning by FE champion Baroness Sharp in final House of Lords speech Liberal Democrat Peer and tireless FE advocate Baroness Sharp warned of the chaos being created by rushed apprenticeship reforms… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y News Department for Education taking over FE, skills and higher education The Department for Education (DfE) will take over responsibility for FE, skills and higher education. Until now, the further… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Justine Greening announced as new education secretary Justine Greening is the new secretary of state for education, replacing Nicky Morgan who has served in the role… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Nicky Morgan sacked as education secretary Nicky Morgan has expressed her disappointment after being sacked from the Department for Education after two years as its secretary… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Delayed apprenticeship levy update in limbo after Boles quits FE Week understands that a long-awaited update to the apprenticeship levy guidance was due to be released tomorrow morning (July… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Sector reacts to departure of skills minister As broken by FE Week this afternoon — Nick Boles has quit as skills minister, so we’ve gathered immediate… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Skills minister Nick Boles quits Nick Boles MP has resigned from his role as skills minister. In a post on his Facebook page, posted… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News All recommendations accepted to get more people with learning difficulties or disabilities on apprenticeships The government has agreed to implement all 14 recommendations from a taskforce commissioned to explore how access to apprenticeships… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y Newer 1 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 807 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 24h Jessica Hill 24h 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
