News Sixth form colleges set to lose criminal record-checking service Sixth form colleges have been told they will have to find a new way of checking whether potential staff… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Funding error reports to be sent to providers after request from advisory group The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is to send out tailored data return error reports in response to recommendations from… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Awarding organisation NCFE purchases Cache Awarding organisation NCFE has bought the Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education (Cache) for an undisclosed sum,… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Early years education sector sees latest DfE U-turn on GCSE entry requirement The government today revealed it had undertaken the latest in a series of early years educator (EYE) U-turns by… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Frustration grows among providers as SFA apprenticeship website remains closed — three days after maintenance UPDATE AT 8.24AM Friday, July 31: Apprenticeship vacancy matching service up and running (see foot of story) Frustration is… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Employers free to call anything they want an ‘apprenticeship’ — despite government plans for new laws to protect the brand Employers have escaped the reach of a government clampdown on “misuse” of the word apprenticeship, it has emerged. Companies… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Former Newcastle College student found guilty of plotting campus mass murder A former Newcastle College learner has been found guilty of plotting mass murder on campus. Liam Lyburd, aged 19, of… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Thirty apprentice employers shamed as not even paying £2.73 an-hour Thirty companies who failed to pay apprentices at least the minimum wage were included in a list of 75 employers… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Further education and skills represented in PM’s trade delegation to Singapore and Malaysia The UK FE and skills sector is represented in a four-day trade delegation to Singapore and Malaysia led by… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Lib Dems announce education and business appointments The Liberal Democrats have appointed their new spokespeople for education and business. Southport MP John Pugh will provide the… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Court appearance and fine could await providers who run fake apprenticeships The shame of an appearance at the local Magistrates’ Court along with a fine would be the future for… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Careers guidance issue raised as scorecards to rate councils on tracking young people’s education and employment status welcomed New scorecards that rate local authorities for their performance in helping young people into employment or training and tracking their… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 807 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
