News AoC’s Martin Doel speaks out for Esol after PM announces £20m fund for Muslim women to learn English Association of Colleges (AoC) chief Martin Doel has spoken out to say that new government funding for Muslim women… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Ofsted boss hits out at ‘inadequate’ FE sector The FE sector is “inadequate at best” according to Ofsted’s Sir Michael Wilshaw, who has also hit out at… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Apprenticeship Delivery Board members announced Members of the Apprenticeship Delivery Board (ADB) tasked with advising the government on how it can hit its target… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Hopes of merger answer to finances concern A Cumbria sixth form college rapped over the knuckles for the condition of its finances by the Education Funding… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Disappointment at AoC as DfE cuts £15m from bursary fund over free meals A Department for Education (DfE) move to cut £15m from the discretionary bursary fund for providers with FE Free… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Westminster Education Forum looks at vocational reforms in England Area reviews, apprenticeships and the large employers’ levy were all topics that were raised at a Westminster Education Forum… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Government pledges action on ‘unacceptable’ transgender bullying The government has said that it will address recommendations made by a parliamentary committee that found evidence of “unacceptable”… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News ATL hopes for Functional Skills consultation ‘credibility and value’ Association of Teachers and Lecturers general secretary Dr Mary Bousted has told of her hopes that a consultation on reforming Functional Skills… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Segal stepping down as Association of Employment and Learning Providers boss and moving to new role at training provider Stewart Segal will be stepping down as chief executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) at… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Top Department for Education civil servant set to move on The head civil servant at the Department for Education (DfE) Chris Wormald will move to the Department of Health… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Confusion over funding for levy-free small businesses The government was today still unable to say how small businesses who don’t pay into the apprenticeship levy would… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News European court to resolve college VAT dispute An ongoing dispute over a Hampshire college’s VAT rebate that has “a potentially wide impact” has gone all the… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 807 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