Adult education, Devolution WEA wins one-year grant reprieve from combined authority North East Combined Authority’s cabinet said protests from learners informed its decision Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Election 2024, Politics Not in poll position: Tory edu MPs facing election wipeout How the polls are shaping up for the current education politicians and those hoping to take their jobs FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Apprenticeships AELP conference 2024: Insights from ex-minister and new CEO FE Week rounds up some of the key speeches FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Qualifications, T Levels Exclusive Revealed: Most T Level drop outs switch to axed courses 90% of T Level drop-outs that switched to other technical courses went on to qualifications due to be defunded Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Colleges, Politics Exclusive College international income takes off after Brexit and pandemic turbulence £40m was raked in from foreign students and overseas ventures last year Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Colleges, Ofsted Top Ofsted marks for Lincolnshire sixth form college Inspectors praised the college’s ‘rich range’ of learning activities Josh Mellor 1y Josh Mellor 1y Colleges London college appoints CEO after predecessor suddenly resigns Neil Coker takes the permanent principal post amid senior leader recruitment spree Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Sponsored post Sponsored #GE2024: Listen now as Let’s Go Further outlines the FE and skills priorities facing our new government The Skills and Education Group podcast, Let’s Go Further, aims to challenge the way we all think about skills… Advertorial 1y Skills and Education Group 1y Apprenticeships, Ofsted University-run apprenticeship firm back in Ofsted’s ‘good’ books The provider was judged ‘inadequate’ just 14 months ago Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Apprenticeships, Long read Long read The robots have already marched into apprenticeships AI tools could save training providers big bucks and improve quality. But at what cost? Jessica Hill 1y Jessica Hill 1y Prison education Exclusive Prison teachers sue providers over alleged contract breaches Claimants suing for nearly half a million pounds – an average payout of over £13,000 each Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Colleges, safeguarding Exclusive Prevent referrals made in FE at record high Rising Prevent referrals and data sharing case studies lead calls of deradicalisation programme to be scrapped Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Newer 1 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 816 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
