News ‘No excuses’ as Ofsted sees lack of progress in grade four recovery The principal of a troubled London college has conceded there were “no excuses” for the poor results in an… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Flexibility plea after apprenticeships fall Greater contracting flexibility at the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) could help reverse the continued decline in all-age apprenticeship starts,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Principal issues ‘think of learners’ plea over strike plans The principal of Lambeth College has pleaded with University and College Union (UCU) members to step back from “damaging… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Chief exec redundant with end of federation The chief executive of a two-college federation has been told his position has been made “redundant” with the break-up… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Council dishes out £2m loan to ‘safeguard’ college An East London council has given out a £2m loan to “help safeguard” the future of its local college…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ex-FE chief Dr Pember picks up on commissioner advice Much has been made of the first annual report of FE Commissioner Dr David Collins. He warned colleges against… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News UKCES report branded ‘disappointing’ for missing out indies A report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) which warned workforce skills and skills provision must… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Weymouth principal suspended amid financial difficulties Weymouth College principal Liz Myles has been suspended — around six months after FE Commissioner Dr David Collins identified… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lambeth College poised for indefinite strike — again Indefinite strike action could be set to hit Lambeth College for the second time in eight months, after unions… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Careers advice on apprenticeships criticised by Ofsted FE and skills boss Ofsted FE and skills director Lorna Fitzjohn told the House of Commons Education Select Committee that too many schools… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News All-age apprentice starts down for second consecutive year but improvement for 16 to 18 The number of new apprentices in 2013/14 was down by nearly 70,000 on the previous year — the second consecutive annual… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News John Leggott College issued with financial notice to improve after second inadequate rating in two years A Scunthorpe sixth form college has been told to sort out its bank balance or face intervention after being… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 816 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
