News Association of Colleges president John Widdowson and social mobility tsar Alan Milburn to address FE issues in Parliamentary hearings Association of Colleges president John Widdowson is due to tell MPs about how well the FE sector delivers higher… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Doel stepping down as Association of Colleges boss and moving to new FE professorship Martin Doel will be standing down as chief executive of the Association of Colleges (AoC) from September to move… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Ofsted inspectors report Marine Society College of the Sea ‘progress’ with new subcontractor A new subcontractor has helped grade-four distance learning provider Marine Society College of the Sea (MSCS) win Ofsted approval… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Local authorities come under the FE Week 2015/16 adult apprenticeship allocations spotlight The exclusive front page story of edition 154 on low levels of apprenticeship delivery among colleges promised more analysis…. Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in bid to keep London colleges apart Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has tried to warn City and Islington College governors against plans to merge with Westminster… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y News Funding threat hangs over providers who missed topslice declaration deadline The Skills Funding Agency was today looking into whether it would suspend funding for lead providers who flouted a… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Area reviews question over academy VAT move Sixth Form College (SFC) leaders were today in the dark about whether Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement they could become… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Employer engagement hopes with £3bn levy Sector leaders have reacted positively after Chancellor George Osborne fleshed out how the new apprenticeship levy on large firms… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Finances on the mend at New College Nottingham The FE Commissioner has finished his work at New College Nottingham (NCN) after overseeing dramatic improvement with its financial… FE Week Reporter 9y FE Week Reporter 9y News Whitehall uncertainty over 19+ FE loans while clarity needed over £160m savings from 16-19 funding Chancellor George Osborne’s extension of the FE loans system to 19 to 23-year-olds is a source of just as… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Much-feared Budget looks positive for adult skills budget — but what could the new 19-plus FE loans mean? Further education loans were extended to the 19+ age group in a positive-looking Spending Review that many feared could… Nick Linford 9y Nick Linford 9y News Skills Show 2015 sees record number of visitors — up 44 pc Record numbers of young people, teachers and parents visited the Skills Show in Birmingham last week, with figures for… Jude Burke 9y Jude Burke 9y Newer 1 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 807 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
