News UTCs, apprenticeships and destination data central to Tory manifesto plans for FE The Conservatives will put a University Technical College (UTC) “within reach of every city” and increase the use of… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Bogus United Nations invoice caught by eagle-eyed staff Providers have been warned to be vigilant after another attempted scam hit the sector. Andy Cole (pictured), principal of… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News London federation learns from Middlesbrough ‘failure’ Three London colleges have announced plans to form a federation in a bid to combat budget cuts. Newham College,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Employers back skills pilot after damning review Businesses have called on the government to keep faith with its employer ownership of skills pilot despite a damning… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Euro Commission ‘oversteps the mark’ on learner info The European Commission has been accused by a civil rights group of “overstepping the mark” in making FE learners… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y 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 Newer 1 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 807 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
