News Wilshaw calls on employers to ‘take ownership’ of localised apprenticeships recruitment challenge Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has called on employer groups to “take ownership” over localised apprenticeship recruitment as… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News National Apprenticeship Awards finalists revealed [slideshow_deploy id=’42740′] Finalists for the National Apprenticeship Awards next month have been announced. Neil Cain, Michael Motley and Joshua… Jude Burke 10y Jude Burke 10y News Staggered and late ESF tenders ‘affecting bid quality’, AELP warns The staggered launch of bidding windows for £650m-worth of European Social Fund (ESF) cash between next month and May… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Area reviews not launched to ‘save money’, Education Secretary tells Lords committee Post-16 education area reviews “haven’t been set up in order to save money,” Education Secretary Nicky Morgan (pictured above)… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Providers hit back at Saudi claims Providers have hit back at claims that establishing new learner ventures in Saudi Arabia as part of the Colleges… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Exclusive: Public Accounts Committee chair says topslicing is ‘outrageous leeching’ of public cash The issue of topslicing with lead providers skimming off around 40 per cent of government funding for delivery before… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ATL survey reveals 85 per cent of FE staff consider quitting their role due to workload Nearly nine in every 10 FE lecturers and leaders have considered quitting because of their workload, a survey by… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Third sector body calls for charity member of new institute A third sector umbrella body has written to Skills Minister Nick Boles calling for charity representation on the new… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News Trailblazer process ‘out of control,’ says government adviser Nigel Whitehead Government adviser Nigel Whitehead warned that the Trailblazer apprenticeship process was “out of control” as he revealed fears national… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Colleges assured action to stop internet attacks ‘working effectively’ Colleges hit by a nationwide cyber attack on FE and higher education providers were today told that “blocks” had… Alix Robertson 10y Alix Robertson 10y News ‘Partnership agreement’ signed by NCG and UCU leaders to consign string of bitter disputes to history The University and College Union (UCU) and NCG (formerly Newcastle College Group) have signed a “partnership agreement” they hope… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Skills Minister Nick Boles places college into administered status after eight-year deterioration in finances Skills Minister Nick Boles has placed Amersham and Wycombe College into administered status after being warned of its “declining… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y Newer 1 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 851 Older Must read Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Next 3 stories Young people Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 5mo
