News Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna withdraws from Labour leadership race Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna has dropped his bid to run the Labour Party, citing the “scrutiny and attention”… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Full report on FE Week and Policy Consortium second annual sector survey released The full report on the results of the second annual FE Week and Policy Consortium survey has been published. The… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Workload and constant change driving up stress Working in FE today is more stressful than at any point in the last six years due to workloads… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Former college tutor jailed for ‘horrific’ animal cruelty *WARNING – CONTAINS IMAGE OF DOG INJURIES A former Canterbury College tutor has been jailed for animal cruelty after… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Pearson stops certificating higher education course at general FE college over grading and enrolment concerns Pearson has stopped certificating a higher education course at Sussex Coast College Hastings (pictured) because of concerns over a… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News FE leaders welcome new Business Secretary Javid’s ‘experience’ of sector Sector leaders have welcomed Sajid Javid’s “experience” of FE after David Cameron announced he would take over as Business… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Boles re-appointed as Skills Minister in Cameron’s new government Nick Boles is to continue to serve as Skills Minister, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. The newly-re-elected MP for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Skills Show organisers Find a Future on hunt for new chief executive The chief executive of Skills Show organisers Find a Future Ross Maloney (pictured above) is to leave for the Scouts… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Sajid Javid appointed as new Business Secretary Former Culture Secretary Sajid Javid has been appointed to run the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Mr Javid… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News The rise of the grade three provider — a sector-wide story Click here to view the table The proportion of colleges and independent learning providers (ILPs) ordered to improve by… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Struggling colleges ‘in discussions’ amid area review call A merger between two failing and nearby South East London colleges could be on the table with the FE… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News College hits back over early closure of school Stockport College has hit back at questions over its role as sponsor of Stockport Technical School after the announcement… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 803 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