News Providers in dark on 16 to 18 apprenticeships and traineeships growth as SFA misses notification deadline The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has missed its deadline for confirming growth requests for 16 to 18 apprenticeships and… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News David Bowie’s old FE college pays tribute to his ‘constant impact on music, fashion and art’ The head of Croydon College school of art has paid tribute to its iconic former student and rock star… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Niace successor Learning and Work Institute to debut at London launch event The Learning and Work Institute will make its formal debut tomorrow with a launch event in London’s Canary Wharf. The… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Entry opens 2016 Brathay Apprentice Challenge Invitations have been invited from today for the fifth annual Brathay Apprentice Challenge. Teams of nine apprentices can enter… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Recognition for years of dedication to FE and skills With Dr David Collins receiving a knighthood and Association of Colleges (AoC) chief executive Martin Doel gaining a CBE , there’s no… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Positive message from new principal of ‘inadequate’ college The new interim principal of troubled City College Coventry said lessons would be learned from its second inadequate Ofsted… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News College resorts to £700k loan from local council A college has turned to its county council for a £700,000 loan to help address a “need for short-term… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Ramadan set to affect exam dates Summer exams will be affected by the timing of Ramadan for the next four years, with GCSE re-sits compounding… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Age UK tumbles to inadequate Ofsted rating Major charity and training provider Age UK has tumbled from a ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating. The report out… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Minister to visit centre proposed as new FE college Skills minister Nick Boles has agreed to visit a Kent skills centre following an invitation from the local MP… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive: Area reviews already behind schedule The government’s area reviews of post-16 education and training are already running behind schedule, with the government accused of… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Third round of invitations to tender for long-awaited ESF contracts launched The third round of invitations to tender for delayed European Social Fund (ESF) contracts have been published. The six local… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Newer 1 582 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 804 Older Must read 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
