News DfE U-turn on FE free meals policy puts top-ups back on menu The Department for Education (DfE) today revealed a U-turn on its FE free meals policy, allowing providers to boost… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News UCU announces strike and possible further action as members reject 1 per cent pay rise College staff have voted to strike next month in the latest of a series of strikes over pay, the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College rips up ‘not fit for purpose’ UTC action plan An improvement plan aimed at turning around the fortunes of an inadequate-rated university technical college (UTC) has been ripped… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Education Secretary under pressure to establish ‘careers hubs’ Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has come under pressure from FE sector leaders to reform careers advice and guidance by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Inspectors to take closer look at under fire study programmes Study programmes will be “central to inspections” from this week as Ofsted seeks to challenge a slow response to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News GCSE failure as Wilshaw sounds alarm bells Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has told of his shock at GCSE English and maths attainment levels and teaching… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ETF passes £20m contracts milestone The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has broken through the milestone of £20m in sector contracts. It gave out… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Principal who stood down amid allegations returns as deputy A former principal who stood down from the top job at London’s Newham College amid a series of damaging… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Free schools sector poised for more FE college sponsors Two FE colleges and one sixth form college are expected to bid to open their own free schools when… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News DfE passes NCS funding buck to BIS The National Careers Service (NCS) figures in many of the hopes for improved information, advice and guidance (IAG). However,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Scotland vote uncertainty for UKCES The future of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) could be just as much on the line… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Study programmes implementation ‘too slow’ warns Ofsted chief Implementation of the government’s study programmes among providers surveyed by Ofsted has been “too slow,” the education watchdog’s director… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 681 682 683 684 803 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
