News

Top two at Amersham and Wycombe College quit

The chair and vice-chair of troubled Amersham and Wycombe College have both stepped down – but the college is…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Osborne’s Brexit budget warns of £1.15bn cuts in education spending

Britain would need to make an additional £1.15bn cut in education spending to fill the £30bn black hole in…

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

BIS advertises eight Institute for Apprenticeships board seats – at £15,000 per annum

The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills is recruiting eight board members for the new Institute for Apprenticeships, with…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Leadership praised as college’s Oftsed rating improves following double inadequate blow

Lewisham Southwark College has seen its Ofsted rating go up a grade from its previous inadequate rating, with inspectors…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Lincoln College retracts non-pay threat to agency staff

A college has gone back on its “threat” not to pay part-time agency staff over delayed student assessment work…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Half apprenticeship assessment orgs unregulated by Ofqual

Concerns have been raised over apprentice assessment organisations (AAOs) for apprenticeship standards — after it emerged that half of…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


News

Rebrand traineeships and sort out their funding, stakeholders say

There is widespread support for renaming the government’s traineeships scheme, according to a new FE Week survey, which found…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Middlesbrough College acquires NECC Training

Middlesbrough College has acquired the training arm of the North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC), which currently delivers around…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

‘Inadequate’ colleges double-digit disaster as English and maths policy blamed

The number of general further education colleges to have been branded ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted since September has hit double figures,…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Exclusive : More than half of all college sixth forms seeking academy status

Almost two thirds of sixth form colleges have registered an interest in converting to an academy, FE Week can…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Brexit could kill-off apprenticeship levy plans, Boles warns

Skills Minister Nick Boles has reportedly warned that Brexit could put an end to the apprenticeship levy. He spoke…

Jude Burke
Jude Burke
News

Yet more fraudsters found targeting FE colleges

Colleges have again been warned to be vigilant after fraudsters posing as principals have been foiled in a string…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

Long read, Prison education

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
Jessica Hill
Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor