News Feltag online learning target was ‘red herring’ [slideshow_deploy id=’43845′] The 10 per cent target for online learning included in the Further Education Learning Technology Action Group… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Deadline missed on apprenticeship consultation The government has missed the first key deadline from its own timeline for apprenticeship reform implementation over the next… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News DfE figures reveal the FE sector winners and losers in vocational and A-level provision Greenhead Sixth Form College has come out on top again in this year’s league tables for schools and colleges,… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Does Skills Minister Nick Boles have any idea about Institute for Apprenticeships’ policing? — ‘I have no idea — or if I had an idea I’m not going to share it’ Skills Minister… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Liverpool-based Oakmere Community College appeals against two-grade slump to inadequate A Liverpool-based independent learning provider (ILP) has launched an appeal after it slumped from its previous ‘good’ Ofsted rating… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Union chiefs meet in discussions over pay Further education trade unions have met twice in the last week to discuss an ongoing pay row with the… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Tough new strike laws will apply to FE FE colleges that recruit learners from the age of 14 will be covered by tough new strike rules, the… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Government target for 3m apprenticeship starts could be on track as new starts up 4pc The government could be on track to meet its target of 3m new apprenticeship starts by 2020, according to… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Lifting of restriction on providers running traineeships brought forward to February 1 The date when the restriction requiring providers to have grade one or two Ofsted ratings to run traineeships will… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Boles to appear before Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy Skills Minister Nick Boles will face a grilling from MPs on the Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy on Monday… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Fintan Donohue retires from Gazelle Colleges Group Fintan Donohue has retired from his role as chief executive of the Gazelle Colleges Group after more than four… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News FE Commissioner ends involvement with seven providers Seven FE and skills providers have been told by Skills Minister Nick Boles that their FE Commissioner interventions have… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 807 Older Must read 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 2w Billy Camden 2w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo 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