News Middlesbrough College joins the 157 Group Middlesbrough College has been confirmed as the latest new member of 157 Group, FE Week can reveal. Zoe Lewis… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Apprentice minimum wage rate rising by 10 pence an hour The national minimum wage rate for apprentices will increase from £3.30 to £3.40 from October 1. The announcement was… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Former college worker jailed for £500,000 fraud A former employee who defrauded Leeds City College of almost £500,000 has been jailed. Julia Hogg (pictured) pleaded guilty… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Cabinet reshuffle, Politics Profile Nadhim Zahawi, education secretary Nadhim Zahawi is England’s new education secretary, FE Week profiled Zahawi back in 2016 when he served the then… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Exclusive: Principal’s salary doubles to over £330k LATEST: Nescot accepts former £360k a year principal was unfairly dismissed An FE principal and chief executive officer (CEO)… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Young people in training and education rises nationally Local authorities have recorded a nationwide increase in the proportion of young people in education or training across England…. Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Feature: Special needs support for apprentices Apprenticeships and students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have traditionally made uncomfortable bedfellows — but improving the… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Boles weighs in — Sir Michael ‘disagrees with himself’ Sir Michael Wilshaw “didn’t really mean” what he said about the FE sector at last week’s Education Select Committee,… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Feature: History of apprenticeships dating back to days of Elizabeth 1st The Government’s Enterprise Bill — currently making its way through parliament — contains a number of measures designed to… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News No guarantees on apprenticeship budget, Boles says The government “can’t make any guarantees” it will be able to fund all apprenticeship growth requests, Skills Minister Nick… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Support for UTCs as another shuts its doors University Technical Colleges (UTCs) have been told they will get a new source of financial support, as another of… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Institute gets first boss as UKCES reveals closure plans The first appointment to the new Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) has been made in the same week that the… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Newer 1 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 821 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo