News FE Week journalists up for awards — again Five Lsect journalists, including three from FE Week, have been shortlisted for eight education journalism awards. FE Week reporter… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Apprenticeship exam costs concern at CBI as AELP issues ‘don’t start Trailblazers without fees info’ warning CBI calls for ‘clarity’ on Trailblazer assessments AELP warns against new starts without knowing costs The Confederation of… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Scrapping of QCF ‘small but not insignificant step for mankind’, Ofqual boss tells MPs The unpicking of the qualifications and credit framework (QCF) was a “small but not insignificant step for mankind”, Ofqual… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Esol funding cuts protest rally draws hundreds from across FE Staff and students from across the FE sector gathered outside the Houses of Parliament in their hundreds today to… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Unison FE members ‘overwhelmingly’ reject AoC pay freeze proposal Further education sector members of Unison have “overwhelmingly” voted to reject an Association of Colleges (AoC) pay freeze recommendation… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Five ‘no confidence’ votes principal steps down A Midland college principal hit with five votes of no confidence by staff has stepped down. Beverley Smith has… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Growth in 25+ apprenticeship starts as older learner numbers return to pre-FE loan levels The proportion of 25+ apprenticeships has gone back up to levels last seen before the failed 24+ apprentice loans… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Apprenticeships quality to come under the House of Lords spotlight Apprenticeships will this week come under the spotlight in a House of Lords debate focussing on the quality and… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Public Accounts Committee to look at FE ‘financial meltdown’ Concerns the FE sector is heading for “financial meltdown” are set to be investigated by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Two official apprenticeship vacancy websites still live — months after one was due to close Two official apprenticeship vacancy websites are still running five months after one of them was said to be closing… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News FE Commissioner ends work at ‘back on track’ Barnfield and Weymouth Further Education Commissioner Dr David Collins will be stepping back from involvement at previously troubled Barnfield College and Weymouth… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News ‘It’s about finding the right measures of quality’ — City & Guilds Industry Skills Board panel on how to make apprenticeships work A panel of five representatives from industry and trade unions was drawn together by City & Guilds to discuss… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y Newer 1 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 817 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 4w Jessica Hill 4w 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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
