News Exclusive Employers will have to sign government levy contracts Businesses are increasingly jittery over the apprenticeship levy, after it was revealed that they would have to sign strict… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y 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 Newer 1 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 820 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo