News ‘Unsustainable debt’ issues behind area review delays, says FE Commissioner Issues with colleges’ “long-standing unsustainable debt” have been highlighted by the FE Commissioner as a key cause of hold-ups… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Bristol college’s accounts question future as a ‘going concern’ A college’s own accounts have questioned its “ability to continue as a going concern” after it was set to… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Photography competition win for Libby Gillard Coleg Cambria student Libby Gillard is the winner of this year’s FE Week and Me Photography Competition. The 19-year-old,… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Sir Vince Cable ‘fears’ apprenticeship levy is simply a Treasury ‘revenue raising measure’ The apprenticeship levy is a “revenue raising measure” for the Treasury, former business secretary Sir Vince Cable has said…. Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Data dashboard to shut down after just two years Ofsted’s FE and skills data dashboard is to close just two years after it was launched. The announcement was… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Apprenticeship providers training the SFA staff If you were the funding agency responsible for apprenticeships and looking to take on your own recruits, which college… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Osborne’s budget reveals 10 per cent levy top-up The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned government plans for a 10 per cent top-up to monthly levy… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Survey says… Before the Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC), FE Week asked delegates for their views on the government’s apprenticeship reforms. More… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Apprenticeship reforms in spotlight This year’s Annual Apprenticeship Conference (AAC), held at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre from March 16 to 18, featured an… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Ofsted chief defends personal view of FE – ‘it’s not a bias’ Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has defended his controversial views about education for 16 to 19-year-olds, but denied… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News SFA to consult on a new provider register FE providers may have to fulfil a new set of criteria in order to be approved by the government… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Not a ‘hope in hell’ of 3m apprenticeships by 2020, MP warns The chair of a group of influential MPs has slammed the government’s progress on apprenticeship reform, saying he doesn’t… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Newer 1 575 576 577 578 579 580 581 582 583 584 585 813 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 1w Jessica Hill 1w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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