News West Yorkshire college’s studio school with 25 pupils to close next year A studio school run by Bradford College will close next summer due to low pupil numbers, it has been… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News FE Commissioner’s annual report: top five areas for improvement The FE Commissioner’s 2014/15 annual report found a number of examples of good practice in colleges across the country, particularity in response… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News FE Commissioner criticises minority of providers for failing to address problems flagged last year A minority of colleges are still failing to address areas of concern identified last year, FE Commissioner David Collins has… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Apprenticeship levy could lead to ‘significant’ job losses, says CBI chief The government’s apprenticeship levy may lead to “significant” job losses, the new head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Former CBI boss and UK Skills Envoy set to take over as chair of governors at resurgent college Former director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and UK Skills Envoy Lord Digby Jones will take over… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News College seeks new apprenticeship subcontractors despite SFA warning Leeds City College is looking to take on a new apprenticeship subcontractor for up to £400,000-worth of provision, despite… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News City and Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges set to merge in August City and Islington and Westminster Kingsway Colleges have announced that they plan to “merge” from August next year. But… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Sector leaders welcome damning Public Accounts Committee findings on area reviews and FE finances Sector leaders have welcomed then findings of a new Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report that raised grave concerns over… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Skills Funding Letter reveals that co-funding in workplace will be removed from 2016/17 Skills Minister Nick Boles has revealed in the Skills Funding Letter that co-funding in the workplace will be removed… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Serious doubts over ‘haphazard’ post-16 area reviews raised in Public Accounts Committee report Post-16 education and training area reviews have come in for heavy criticism in a new Public Accounts Committee (PAC)… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Weymouth College jumps from ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating to ‘good’ Weymouth College has jumped from an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating to ‘good’ following intervention from the FE Commissioner. The latest… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Two-month delay for confirmation of nationwide qualification achievement rates The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has confirmed that publication of the next round of nationwide qualification achievement rates will… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Newer 1 587 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 807 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
