News Beacons of the sector Fourteen FE colleges were winners at the Beacon Awards, They were announced at the Association of Colleges (AoC) conference… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Thinktank calls for policy road map for digital techonology The FE sector needs a “policy roadmap” to ensure best use of digital technology, a report launched last week… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Leps Network chair warns of closure after over-worked chief executive resigns amid lack of resources The organisation that oversees the work of Local Enterprise Partnerships (Leps) is in crisis following the resignation of its… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Traineeship ‘evolution’ announced as Boles rejects new funding system plan Plans for a new traineeship funding system, in which providers could be paid based on learner job outcomes for… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ‘Don’t abandon expensive subjects to balance books,’ FE Commissioner warns Colleges have been warned against abandoning expensive subjects like science and engineering as they attempt to balance their books…. FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Fetl launches £100k collective grants Further education organisations can apply for new £100k research grants from the Further Education Trust for Leadership (Fetl). It… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Art space in £50m DfE refurb A £50m tender to refurb the new Department for Education (DfE) HQ in London includes a gym and the… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News College issued warning over ‘hand-to-mouth’ finances A Midland college has been warned about its “hand-to-mouth” financial situation by FE Commissioner Dr David Collins. Dr Collins… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News AoC backs Ofqual plans to scrap QCF regulations The Association of Colleges (AoC) has backed Ofqual plans to ditch current regulatory arrangements for the Qualifications and Credit… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Reports of more FE cuts prompt AoC defence Further education has already taken its “fair share” of cuts, the Association of Colleges (AoC) has warned amid claims… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Ofqual boss issues stability plea on Functional Skills Ofqual boss Glenys Stacey has said qualifications should remain “as stable as possible” as Skills Minister Nick Boles looks… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Unified CIF ‘not money-saving exercise’ Ofsted’s eight-week consultation on bringing an end to its independent FE and skills inspection regime comes to a close… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 803 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
