News CBI restates apprenticeship levy concerns as it calls for existing reforms to ‘speed up’ The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) today restated its concerns over plans for an apprenticeship levy on large businesses… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Closest ever Brathay Challenge final as apprentice teams finish in dead heats The fourth annual Brathay Apprenticeship Challenge was the closest fought yet and after a nail-biting race to the finish… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Former Whitehall skills chief backs ‘brave’ plan for apprenticeship levy Former Whitehall FE and skills chief Dr Sue Pember has backed Chancellor George Osborne’s “brave” apprenticeships levy plan for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Details of next year’s ‘even bigger and better’ FE Week apprenticeship conference revealed Details of the 2016 FE Week Annual Apprenticeship Conference and Exhibition (AAC) have been finalised — and it’s set to be… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Government productivity plan — live reaction The Treasury’s productivity plan proposes converting colleges into Institutes of Technology, moving away from the per-qualification funding system for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Outstanding BTec learners honoured at plush Royal Horticultural Halls event The country’s most outstanding BTec learners and providers were celebrated in the plush setting of London’s Royal Horticultural Halls. Comedian… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News What does the government’s productivity plan mean for FE and skills? The Treasury this morning published its eagerly-awaited productivity plan. Here, FE Week examines the main headlines for the FE and… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Lords social mobility committee looks at apprenticeships Careers advice, the government’s 3m apprenticeship target and impact of the FE funding cuts were at the top of… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News FE lecturers in London for annual ATL conference Members of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers will meet in Central London today for its annual FE conference…. Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Fifth apprenticeship consultation in four years to launch as government seeks views on levy The government is set to embark on its fifth review of apprenticeships in just four years after plans for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Funding agency unable to approve growth requests after Budget — despite assurances The Skills Funding Agency was today unable to say when providers would learn if their quarter three growth requests… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News LIVE: Summer budget reaction George’s Osborne’s budget today included plans for an apprenticeship levy, a living wage which could reach £9 per hour… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 816 Older Must read 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 4w Jessica Hill 4w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
