News Labour’s apprenticeship scrap plan fails to make manifesto Labour remains committed to scrapping level two apprenticeships despite the absence of the pledge from the party’s education manifesto,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Staff with ‘access’ to young learners not checked by bosses A Leicester-based training provider has been slapped with an inadequate grading by Ofsted after failing to carry out criminal… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News HMRC backs SFA on Trailblazer VAT Trailblazer employers will not have to shell out tax on cash rewards for taking on apprentices, it has been… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Planning victory over crossing Dudley College has won a planning battle to secure a pedestrian crossing after fears for learner safety. The Midland… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New Bubbles’s Learning Revolution conference Creative teaching and the role of research were discussed at the New Bubbles Learning Revolution Conference, which also saw… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Roll on the General Election Apprenticeships were on the agenda as David Cameron hit the campaign trail in West Yorkshire on Thursday (April 9)…. FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Spring awards see college learners’ efforts praised [slideshow_deploy id=’34316′] College learners received the red carpet treatment as their outstanding achievements were celebrated at the FE… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Threefold increase in £200k-plus principal posts The number of colleges paying out upwards of £200k on their principal posts rocketed threefold last academic year, FE… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Labour plan face-to-face careers advice for all teenagers to include ‘high quality apprenticeship’ guidance Sector leaders have welcomed Labour plans announced today to give every teenager face-to-face careers advice — including guidance on… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Slapped wrists for Ucas after breach of electronic marketing rules by ‘wrongly’ signing college learners up for advertising Learners who used the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) to apply for higher education courses at FE colleges… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Provider hit with grade four rating after just one apprenticeship achievement in two years An independent learning provider that has seen just one learner achieve an apprenticeship since it started running the programme almost… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News SFA relaxes traineeship subcontractor rules while DWP ‘increases access’ for young JSA claimants The Skills Funding Agency has relaxed its rules on new traineeship subcontracting to allow all grade three-rated and non-inspected… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 634 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 803 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