Free supplement: Skills Competitions Raising Standards 29/05/2015 Find out more News Apprenticeships ‘not the only way’ to high-quality technical education, AoC warns after Queen’s Speech Apprenticeships are not the only way to a high-quality technical education, the Association of Colleges (AoC) has warned after… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Fetl chief executive Mark Ravenhall to step down after ‘unexpected expansion in role’ The chief executive of the Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl) is standing down with his post having grown to… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Requirement for ministers to report on apprenticeships growth and Jobcentre Plus advice in Queen’s Speech Ministers will be required to report annually on the progress of the expansion of the apprenticeship programme under measures… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Colleges boost regions by £550m on average, 157 Group report claims The average impact of a college on its local economy is around £550m, according to a 157 Group report… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News IPPR research reveals apprenticeship vacancies not keeping up with demand Apprenticeship vacancies are not keeping up with demand, a report by the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) is… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News AELP and UCU back Ofsted’s decision to scrap graded lesson observations for inspections The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) and University College Union (UCU) have welcomed Oftsed’s decision to scrap… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Doomed Black Country UTC failed to promote vocational options, inspectors find The damning Ofsted report cited as one of the reasons behind the closure of one of the flagship University Technical… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News All systems go for 3m apprenticeship starts target as government plans take shape It’s all systems go to hit 3m apprenticeship starts as the government today revealed for the first time how… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Fall in number of young people not in education, employment or training Latest official figures have shown the proportion of young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) in the… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News MoJ pledges ‘urgent action’ after shocking regime of abuse uncovered at youth prison The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has pledged “urgent action” after inspectors visited a youth prison and uncovered a shocking… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News ‘Casualised’ work contracts damaging 40 pc of FE workers’ home-ownership hopes, UCU research finds Nearly 40 per cent of FE workers struggle to get a mortgage because of their “casualised” employment contracts, research… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 816 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
