News Struggling Totton College opts to ‘join with’ national charity after Ofsted brands provision ‘inadequate’ A struggling sixth form college in Hampshire has announced plans to become part of a national crime prevention charity… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Spend apprenticeship funding ‘more effectively’ with training providers which identify demand, AELP urges government Apprenticeship funding could be “more effectively spent” with independent learning providers which can provide evidence of additional demand from… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Adult learners’ struggles to achieve recognised at lavish annual awards ceremony Adult learners who battled against the odds, against self-doubt and previous bad experiences to return to education were honoured… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Ofsted gets scrutiny boards after ‘transparency’ criticism New regional scrutiny committees will consider complaints about Ofsted from September as the education watchdog acts to address transparency… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Chartered Status body wins sector support but role questions remain Further education leaders have thrown their support behind FE Chartered Status after it was approved by the Queen. The… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News FE Commissioner’s London review among number of reports An “area-based assessment” is being carried out by FE Commissioner Dr David Collins (pictured) into provision in South London’s Lewisham,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Conservatives ‘U-turn’ over enforced apprenticeships The Conservatives have been accused of making an “apparent U-turn” over enforced apprentice recruitment. Department for Business, Innovation and… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New committee chairs promise era of collaboration Newly-elected Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee chair Iain Wright has outlined his plans for greater collaboration with… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Higher education cash should go to ‘falling over’ FE The government should take some of the “buckets of cash” given to higher education and use it to prop… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Going wild for vocational stars at the City & Guilds Lion Awards Further education and skills achievers took a walk on the wild side to receive their honours at this year’s… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Disabled learners lobby MPS over lack of college choice Young people with learning and physical disabilities and their families gathered outside the Houses of Parliament to demand the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Government making ‘dog’s breakfast’ of apprenticeships, says new Shadow Minister for Young People John Woodcock The government is making a “dog’s breakfast” of apprenticeships by making providers wait until after next month’s Budget before… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 803 Older Must read 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories 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 Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
