News Government announces first wave of apprenticeship frameworks to be switched off The Government has announced the first seven apprenticeship frameworks that will be closed to new starts this summer. The… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Ofsted boss tells MPs all 16 to 19-year-olds should be taught in schools Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has said all 16 to 19-year-olds should be educated in schools, during a parliamentary… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Area review restructuring facility details finally confirmed – two weeks after revealed by FE Week The government has finally confirmed that cash will be available for colleges to implement area review recommendations – almost… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Second new 157 Group member announced after strategic review City College Plymouth (CCP) has become the second college to join the 157 Group since it exclusively revealed its… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Strike action at sixth form colleges on March 15 Sixth Form College members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) have voted for strike action. The ballot, which… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News AoC backs move to end subcontracted loan-funded provision The Association of Colleges (AoC) has said it supports the banning of subcontracted loan-funded provision from 2017/18. The Skills… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Ofqual chair Amanda Spielman to replace Glenys Stacey as interim chief regulator Ofqual chair Amanda Spielman will act as chief regulator on an interim basis when Glenys Stacey leaves next week,… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Brexit possibility raises skills funding questions Questions remain over what the impact will be on cash from the European Social Fund (ESF) if the UK… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Second inadequate rating for Greenwich College Greenwich Community College has been hit with its second consecutive inadequate Ofsted rating, following an inspection carried out two… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Bulletin, News FE Week and Me 2016 – VOTING OPEN Once again hundreds of students from across the further education and skills sector entered our annual photography competition and… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News College managers ripping staff off, UCU head tells rally The University and College Union (UCU) general secretary, Sally Hunt (pictured), has accused college managers of “ripping their staff… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Editor Asks: Will the EFA and SFA ever merge and what is this fas2t thing? A new Funding Agencies Shared Service Team (FAS2T) covering finance, IT and data will be launched from April. It… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y Newer 1 588 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 821 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
