News Second wave of invitations to tender published for delayed ESF contracts The second wave of invitations to tender for long-awaited European Social Fund (ESF) cash — this time totalling £16.2m… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Festive wishes and New Year hopes What a year it has been for FE and skills. Over the past 12 months we’ve had a General… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Mixed reaction to lifting of traineeship restriction The removal of rules allowing only providers rated outstanding or good by Ofsted to get lead contracts for traineeships… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Apprenticeship frameworks cut-off scrapped The government has scrapped plans to stop funding apprenticeship frameworks after 2017/18. The cut-off, that would ensure providers were… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Public Accounts Committee will report on FE finances on December 16 The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will publish the results of its inquiry into the financial state… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News New interim principal to take charge at troubled City College Coventry in New Year A new interim principal will take the reins at troubled City College Coventry early next month. Dr Elaine McMahon… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Wilshaw calls on employers to ‘take ownership’ of localised apprenticeships recruitment challenge Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has called on employer groups to “take ownership” over localised apprenticeship recruitment as… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News National Apprenticeship Awards finalists revealed [slideshow_deploy id=’42740′] Finalists for the National Apprenticeship Awards next month have been announced. Neil Cain, Michael Motley and Joshua… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Staggered and late ESF tenders ‘affecting bid quality’, AELP warns The staggered launch of bidding windows for £650m-worth of European Social Fund (ESF) cash between next month and May… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Area reviews not launched to ‘save money’, Education Secretary tells Lords committee Post-16 education area reviews “haven’t been set up in order to save money,” Education Secretary Nicky Morgan (pictured above)… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Providers hit back at Saudi claims Providers have hit back at claims that establishing new learner ventures in Saudi Arabia as part of the Colleges… Alix Robertson 9y Alix Robertson 9y News Exclusive: Public Accounts Committee chair says topslicing is ‘outrageous leeching’ of public cash The issue of topslicing with lead providers skimming off around 40 per cent of government funding for delivery before… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y Newer 1 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 807 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
