News Ofsted boss tells government to ‘stop’ subsiding low wage adult apprenticeships in exclusive interview with FE Week Widespread use of government cash to subsidise low wages on apprenticeships for older learners has “got to stop”, Ofsted… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Planned name announced for new organisation following Niace and Inclusion merger The planned new name for the merged National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) and the Centre for Social… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ‘Inadequate’ sixth form college has made ‘significant progress’, Ofsted monitoring visit finds Hartlepool Sixth Form College (SFC) has made “significant progress” in improving on its previous inadequate Ofsted rating, the education… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News College expects 40 ‘net’ job losses to result from cost cutting measures that could affect up to 300 people Leeds City College expects a total net loss of 40 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs to result from a cost… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Apprenticeships levy plan described as a ‘massive game changer’ at AELP autumn conference The government’s planned apprenticeship levy has been described as a “massive game changer” by chief executive of the National… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News AELP chief executive dismisses Ofsted criticism of ‘floor mopping and coffee making apprenticeships’ The Association for Employment and Learning Providers’ (AELP) chief executive Stewart Segal has hit back at Ofsted for criticising… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Future of UKCES thrown further into doubt by imminent departure of chief executive The future of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has been thrown further into doubt after it… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News ‘Significantly fewer’ FE colleges likely in future, BIS permanent secretary tells Commons Committee It is likely that the FE sector will feature “significantly fewer” colleges in the future, the permanent secretary for… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Strike action planned for November 10 after union ballots members on AoC pay freeze proposal The University and College Union (UCU) has announced planned strike action on November 10 after balloting members over… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Natspec chief executive standing down after eight years Chief executive of the Association of Specialist Colleges (Natspec) Alison Boulton will be standing down in January, FE Week… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Asbestos dust, dangerous workshop lathes and repetitive strain injury among issues prompting more than 20 Health and Safety Executive notices More than 20 Health and Safety Executive (HSE) notices have been served to FE colleges in the last five… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News FE Commissioner reveals early post-16 area review findings Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins (pictured) has revealed his early findings from the first wave of post-16 area… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 807 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
