News AoC defends colleges after Wilshaw renews questions over engagement Click here to view the whole spread FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Alternative needed before QCF ends, Ofqual warned Ofqual has been warned it needs an alternative system in place when it scraps the qualifications and credit framework… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News MPs told 16 to 18 apprentice reforms could hit numbers The number of 16 to 18 apprenticeships offer from employers could fall as a direct result of proposed reforms,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Stability hopes with quals lists for 2017 tables The publication of official lists of technical and vocational qualifications that will figure in 2017 performance tables has been… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Dear Santa…’ the sector’s Christmas wish list With a general election, tightening funding and the ongoing apprenticeship reforms, next year looks set to be a turbulent… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Cable concession on ‘two million’ apprentice claims Government claims to have overseen the two millionth apprentice start have been met with caution after Business Secretary Vince… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News ‘More complexity’ fears for AELP on careers plan The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has expressed “real concerns” about the government’s creation of a new company… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News ‘Outstanding’ indie hosts lavish Lords awards event Above, pictured from left: Professional cricketer Tom Poynton, Castus apprentice Laura Martin, aged 23, cricketer Wayne Madsen, Baroness Kennedy,… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Payment link to new outcome measures rejected Skills Minister Nick Boles (pictured) has announced a second consultation on outcome-based success measures having all but ruled out… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Falling numbers and competition blamed as Totton seeks merger A Hampshire sixth form college principal has blamed falling learner numbers and local competition for financial problems forcing it… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News JCP traineeship ‘target’ after ‘concerns scheme extends benefit claims’ Job Centre Plus (JCP) staff have been set a “target” of 10,000 traineeship referrals amid concerns the youth unemployment… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Ofsted annual report presents mixed bag for FE and skills with growth in quality provision — but employer engagement remains an issue Ofsted’s annual report today painted a mixed picture for FE and skills, highlighting a rise in the proportion of… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 816 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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
