News Learners’ balloon effort takes off The sky was no limit for students and staff from the science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) departments at… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Dr Pember in return to FE and skills leadership role Former Whitehall FE and skills chief and resident FE Week agony aunt Dr Sue Pember is set for a… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Exam papers ‘could be lost’ after ‘technical error’ A “technical error” in collecting Functional Skills papers has left learners across the country unsure whether their City &… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Row breaks out over quals funding email claims A bitter row has broken out between two awarding organisations (AOs) over claims one had “lost” public funding for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Sector politicians are all bookies’ favourites These are the political faces we’ve come to know in the world of FE and skills — but how… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Eight FE and skills ideas that ran out of steam — remember any of them? As the dawn of a new government with the possibility of a raft of new policies approaches, former FE… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Apprenticeships and careers advice key to Lib Dem youth unemployment plans, Clegg to reveal Apprenticeships and one-on-one careers advice will play a key role in Liberal Democrat plans to cut youth unemployment to… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News FE Commissioner launches city-wide review looking at merging Nottingham’s two biggest colleges The FE Commissioner has launched a city-wide review of vocational education in Nottingham which is looking at merging the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Plea for an FE & skills lifeline Funding, change, workload and bureaucracy topped the list of concerns in the second annual FE Week sector survey. Worries… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New lead sponsor for Skills Show revealed Vocational education charity the Edge Foundation is the new lead sponsor for the Skills Show, it has been announced…. Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Education and Training Foundation workforce survey highlights Functional Skills teacher recruitment problem A third of work-based learning providers are finding it difficult to recruit Functional Skills (FS) teachers, a survey by the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Bank fines to fund 50k apprenticeships and traineeships for unemployed 22 to 24-year-olds under Tories A Conservative-led government would use a £200m fund from bank fines issued in the wake of the Libor scandal… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 803 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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