News DfE to go public with subcontracted student numbers for first time The Department for Education (DfE) will publish information on subcontracted student numbers for the first time at the end… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News LGA calls for exemption from apprenticeship levy for local councils Local authorities should be excluded from the large employers’ apprenticeship levy, according to proposals put forward by the Local… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Negotiations over AoC pay freeze fail as UCU sticks to strike threat The threat of strike action was today hanging over the FE sector as talks between the Association of Colleges… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Further education and skills sector misses out on £250m in FE loans cash Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden has called on the government to “get a grip” after new figures showed that… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News ‘Next few months critical’ for Birmingham Metropolitan College says Skills Minister Nick Boles as FE Commissioner attacks past financial performance A cash-strapped Midland college’s past financial management has been branded “not acceptable” as Skills Minister Nick Boles told it… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News College sector leaders to give Lords evidence on employment opportunities for young people College sector leaders will add their voices to an inquiry by the House of Lords Select Committee on Social… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Skills Minister Nick Boles issues ‘nothing to fear from college mergers’ assurance Skills Minister Nick Boles has tried to reassure colleges undergoing post-16 education and training area reviews that mergers were… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Hackney Community College first to be rated under new Ofsted framework — but report layout comes under fire Hackney Community College went up an Ofsted grade to good today as it became the first FE and skills… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Experienced troubleshooter takes over as interim principal at Stafford College Experienced troubleshooter Ian Clinton has temporarily taken charge at Stafford College, following the resignation of previous principal Beverley Smith…. Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News National Apprenticeship Awards winners announced for three more regions More than 50 employers and apprentices have been recognised in the latest round of National Apprenticeship Awards ceremonies. The… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News FE providers focused on ‘dubious qualifications of little economic relevance’ are among ‘guilty parties’ for apprenticeships failings, Wilshaw tells CBI conference Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw told conference delegates that FE providers dishing out “dubious qualifications of little economic relevance”… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Ofqual chief explains ‘transparent’ audit system for new Regulated Qualifications Framework to FAB conference Ofqual chief Glenys Stacey has spelled out how its “transparent” audit system will work under the new Regulated Qualifications… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 816 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo