News ‘Casualised’ work contracts damaging 40 pc of FE workers’ home-ownership hopes, UCU research finds Nearly 40 per cent of FE workers struggle to get a mortgage because of their “casualised” employment contracts, research… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Kwik Fit returns to outstanding status — but says ‘no plans’ to run traineeships again Garage chain Kwik Fit today returned to its former outstanding status with publication of its latest Ofsted report, having previously… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Report calls on government to extend providers’ prison learning contracts for a year The Prisoner Learning Alliance (PLA) has called on Business Secretary Sajid Javid and Justice Secretary Michael Gove to extend… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Two Devon colleges facing combined £4m budget shortfall for 2015/16 consider merger Two Devon-based colleges that need to make around £4m savings between them over the next academic year could merge…. FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New shadow challenger for Skills Minister Boles on DfE brief Labour’s John Woodcock has replaced Yvonne Fovargue as Shadow Education Minister for Young People. The MP for Barrow and… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Farewells to sector ‘champion’ Sector leaders lined up to pay tribute to the efforts of former Business Secretary and self-proclaimed FE-saviour Dr Vince… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News As you are for Labour FE Labour’s top education and business teams have emerged from a post-election mini-reshuffle identical to their pre-election make-up. Acting Labour… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Question marks hover over BIS future Concerns about the future of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) may spark an investigation by a… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Priory ordered to leave Trailblazer group Priory Central Services has been ordered to leave the healthcare employers’ Trailblazer group after it was hit with a… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Hundreds of Yorkshire colleges’ jobs set for axe More than 200 college jobs are facing the axe in West Yorkshire in a bid by management at Leeds… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Race is on for 3m apprenticeships Apprenticeship target a ‘significant challenge’ The creation of 3m apprenticeships by 2020 is a “significant challenge” that can only be achieved… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Javid — will he be Treasury stooge or FE friend? Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed the Conservative MP Sajid Javid (pictured) as Business Secretary in his new majority… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 803 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