News Prime Minister lays out apprenticeships as ‘first priority’ but sector awaits policy details The creation of more apprenticeship starts is the “first priority” out of legislation announced in the Queen’s Speech, the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Government reviews FE scrutiny info The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has launched a review of the data it publishes on FE… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Ofsted scrapping of graded lesson observations ‘right’ Ofsted’s decision to scrap graded lesson observations for FE inspections has been described as the “right way to go”… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Pearson stops second distance provision linked to AL Pearson has stopped registering higher national certificate (HNC) distance learning students at a second general FE college delivering the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Key founder college quits Gazelle amid membership review Gazelle has been dealt a major blow with news that a key founding college has announced it is “no… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ETF sets out stall for new professional body The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has launched a new professional membership body for FE practitioners. The creation of… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Free supplement: Skills Competitions Raising Standards 29/05/2015 Find out more News Apprenticeships ‘not the only way’ to high-quality technical education, AoC warns after Queen’s Speech Apprenticeships are not the only way to a high-quality technical education, the Association of Colleges (AoC) has warned after… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Fetl chief executive Mark Ravenhall to step down after ‘unexpected expansion in role’ The chief executive of the Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) is standing down with his post having grown to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Requirement for ministers to report on apprenticeships growth and Jobcentre Plus advice in Queen’s Speech Ministers will be required to report annually on the progress of the expansion of the apprenticeship programme under measures… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Colleges boost regions by £550m on average, 157 Group report claims The average impact of a college on its local economy is around £550m, according to a 157 Group report… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News IPPR research reveals apprenticeship vacancies not keeping up with demand Apprenticeship vacancies are not keeping up with demand, a report by the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) is… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 807 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
