News It’s official… Amanda Spielman confirmed as next Ofsted chief inspector It’s now official – Amanda Spielman will be the next Ofsted chief inspector. Doubts had been raised over whether… Paul Offord 9y Paul Offord 9y 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 Newer 1 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 820 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