Apprenticeships, Politics Minister clams up on level 6 funding as front benches clash in heated debate Shadow minister slams ‘absolutely unreal’ lack of clarity on non-apprenticeship levy funding Shane Chowen 1mo Shane Chowen 1mo Higher education OfS won’t unfreeze register and degree awarding functions until August Regulator halted functions to prioritise struggling university finances FE Week Reporter 1mo FE Week Reporter 1mo SEND Colleges directed to enrol SEND students despite inability to meet needs AoC report finds scale of local authorities overruling college objections in particular cases Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Ofsted Wigan sixth form college upgraded to ‘outstanding’ Ofsted praises ‘one big community’ at Winstanley College Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Sponsored post Sponsored Derby College Group DIRT and TOES: A Story of Enhanced Learning and Reduced Workload “Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement” – Hattie and Timperley 2007. This powerful… Advertorial 1mo Skills and Education Group 1mo News DfE told to come clean on its SEND reforms plan Education committee chair demands government ‘set out its plans and anticipated timescales’ for special needs reforms Rhi Storer 1mo Rhi Storer 1mo Ofsted Teesside Uni maintains ‘outstanding’ after ‘significant’ apprenticeships expansion Higher education provider lauded by Ofsted for ‘transformational impact’ Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo News Apprenticeships and Training Awards winners 2025 revealed Twenty organisations now award-winners for exceptional work in training apprentices Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Higher education Phillipson confirms Peck pick for Office for Students New chair wants ‘urgent briefings’ on state of university finances FE Week Reporter 1mo FE Week Reporter 1mo News ‘Constrained resources’ mean ‘tough decisions’ in levy reform – minister Jacqui Smith also says cuts to adult skills funding were an ‘enormously difficult decision’ Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Apprenticeships DfE’s revised 2023-24 apprenticeship budget was ‘99% spent’ Apprenticeships director warns of ‘tough choices to make on what we can fund in the future’ Billy Camden 1mo Billy Camden 1mo Colleges, Pensions First rise in teachers’ pension contributions since 2015 to go ahead New Fair Deal also to take effect for FE colleges retrospectively from November 14, 2024 FE Week Reporter 1mo FE Week Reporter 1mo Newer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 802 Older Must read 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 1w Anviksha Patel 1w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 4w Josh Mellor 4w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 1mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo