News Clampdown on apprenticeship misuse ‘affects very few’, says AELP A much-hyped government clampdown on “misuse” of the apprenticeship term will only affect a “very few” cases, the Association… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Three more post-16 education area reviews announced involving 34 colleges Twenty one general FE colleges and 13 sixth form colleges (SFCs) will be involved in three extra post-16 education… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden hits out over DfE climbdown on English and maths funding rule – Schools, colleges and independent learning providers fail to enrol learners on English and maths – 35,000 16 to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Gazelle bosses slash annual membership fee to £15k after more than half of colleges quit group The number of colleges in Gazelle has more than halved in the space of just over a year to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News MPs to look at FE and skills sector role as part of BIS Select Committee ‘digital economy’ inquiry Further education is set to come under the spotlight with the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Blackburn College drawn into Twitter storm over learner’s alleged rape threat Blackburn College has found itself at the centre of a Twitter storm after a user was sent an abusive… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Government rejects calls for employers to face Magistrates for running ‘in-house’ apprenticeships in less than 12 months The government has rejected calls to make employers subject to proposed new laws aimed at preventing “misuse” of the… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Returning Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden aiming to address FE ‘funding crisis’ Newly-appointed Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden has told how FE’s “funding crisis” was among the first issues he will… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Colleges made to wait for tough strike law decision Further education colleges offering 14 to 16 provision may have to wait until the trade union bill passes to… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Apprentice numbers ‘a disaster’, says Ofsted’s Sir Michael Wilshaw The number of young people employed as apprentices in England is “a disaster” and Ofsted inspectors will be ensuring… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Sector commissioners in recruitment drive Two new advisers have been appointed by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) to help Sixth Form Commissioner Peter Mucklow… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Sector leaders spell out key issues for Shadow Business Secretary Apprenticeships and government cuts to FE were among the top issues on the agenda for sector leaders keen to… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 821 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Billy Camden 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
