News Ex-NCN principal Basi in FE Commissioner showdown A principal accused of steering his former college into “unprofitable non-core activities” has clashed with FE Commissioner Dr David… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Under-fire principal ‘committed’ to staying in post The under-fire principal of a Midland college has told FE Week of her commitment to staying on in the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News SFA reveals those told to pay back after surprise in-year audit The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has released the identities of the 97 providers who paid back £554k after a… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Gazelle rocked by second founder college departure A second founder college has pulled out of Gazelle and will not be renewing the £35k membership fee. New… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News UKCES gives £575k in job pay-offs The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) handed out nearly £600k in exit packages to 13 staff who… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News No escape from cuts as FE and skills MPs see their own colleges hit The impact of cuts to adult skills funding on colleges across England is increasingly being raised by MPs concerned… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News CBI rejects Professor Wolf’s proposal for apprenticeship levy The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has rejected Professor Lady Alison Wolf’s recommendation that all employers pay a levy… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News National fracking college bosses hit by planning rejection blows Bosses of England’s new national fracking college were today waiting to find out if appeals would be launched after… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New guide aims to improve understanding of skills system among policy makers A comprehensive new guide to vocational education and training geared at improving the level of understanding of the skills system… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News New education and business committee members revealed The new memberships of the two parliamentary select committees which oversee FE have been provisionally announced. Iain Wright, the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Professor Wolf calls for all employers to pay apprenticeship levy as she rejects Conservative manifesto funding plans A leading government vocational education adviser today warned the government would have to make all employers pay a levy… Nick Linford 10y Nick Linford 10y News Management consultant and former Tony Blair adviser to lead £20m DfE careers company Prominent management consultant and former adviser to Tony Blair Claudia Harris has been appointed to lead the Department for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 829 Older Must read Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 2w Shane Chowen 2w Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo 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 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo 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 6mo Billy Camden 6mo