News Strode scores outstanding clean sweep A Somerset college has scored a clean sweep of outstanding headline ratings in a glowing Ofsted report. Strode College,… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News DfE borrowing move ‘unfair’ — SFCA The Department for Education (DfE) has defended its continued refusal to exempt sixth form colleges from VAT after a… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Colleges team up with uni to produce legal offer New vocational routes into the legal profession have been opened up after a partnership between FE colleges and a… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Police on campus after bomb accused in court The principal of a college at the centre of an alleged bomb plot has sought to reassure staff and… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Concern over college bonus despite ‘flaws’ An influential MP has complained that Newcastle College Group (NCG) could still receive government bonus payments despite being set… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Workload fears for new SFA boss Concern has been raised about the workload of Education Funding Agency (SFA) chief executive Peter Lauener after the same… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News HMRC tax apprentices — no ICT skills necessary Computer skills are “not relevant” for tax apprentices enrolling on a new framework at Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News College follows commissioner’s first merger advice The first of three colleges that FE Commissioner Dr David Collins suggested would struggle to maintain their long-term independence… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Agency review puts 1,600 quals in the funding firing line Public funding for nearly 700 adult qualifications is to be axed while a further 972 are also at risk… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Local authorities losing Neets track say MPs Participation in education, employment and training among 16, 17 and 18-year-olds will not improve unless the government tackles problems… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News Cable reveals apprentice reform ‘difficulty’ Business Secretary Vince Cable has admitted that continuing with controversial plans to demand employer cash contributions for apprenticeships would… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y News ‘Reward college specialisms’ says CBI Colleges should be rewarded for specialisation, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said. In its report A better… FE Week Reporter 10y FE Week Reporter 10y Newer 1 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 803 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
