News Government reveals college cull plans as it launches national review of post-16 education The government could cut the number of general FE and sixth form colleges in England in a bid to… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News City and Islington College and Westminster Kingsway College looking at merger City and Islington College and Westminster Kingsway College aim to become “the main force for FE in central London”… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Gateshead College in two-grade rise to outstanding and ‘significant’ improvements at cash-strapped Weymouth College Gateshead College has shot up two Ofsted grades to outstanding while Weymouth College is making “significant” improvements as it rebuilds from… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News BIS finds out National Colleges’ proposals as business plans handed in The government today learned how National Colleges planned to spend their funding as the deadline closed for proposals to… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Woodcock warns against ‘churning out numbers’ at expense of quality in drive for 3m apprenticeships Shadow Education Minister for Young People John Woodcock has warned the government against “churning out numbers at the expense… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Employer jailed over tragic death of 16-year-old apprentice as SFA looks into ‘implications of case’ An employer has been jailed for eight months over the death of an untrained 16-year-old boy who became trapped… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Former Deputy PM Clegg reveals careers guidance was subject of ‘profound disagreement’ in Coalition Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg revealed a “profound disagreement” over careers advice at the top of the last… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News FE providers ‘design and deliver their own quals’ in proposed new ‘sub-degree’ technical skills system A report out today calls for a new system of accrediting “sub-degree technical education” in which FE colleges and… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News SFA to close payment system for move to ‘new supplier’ making provider data deadline impossible Providers offering Trailblazer apprenticeships are in a race against time to submit their learner numbers after the deadline shifted… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News FE college staff in the dark over potential impact of new strike laws FE staff will have to wait to hear whether proposed new strike laws will affect them after the government… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Shadow Education Minister for Young People Woodcock on panel to look at ‘big questions’ over 3m apprenticeships target Shadow Education Minister for Young People John Woodcock (pictured above) features among an FE and skills Parliamentary panel that… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Are Lib Dems set for an FE college-educated leader? The final votes in the contest to lead the Liberal Democrats were being cast today with the prospect of… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 807 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
