News 1,000 apprentices at Aldi Discount supermarket Aldi has revealed plans to create up to 1,000 apprenticeships as it looks to double its high… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Confederation ends after a year The Gateshead and Middlesbrough College Confederation has been terminated after just 12 months. The two colleges came together in… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Sixth form college falls two grades to inadequate Hartlepool Sixth Form College has crashed from a good to inadequate Ofsted rating. It received a grade two rating… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Clegg’s UCas-style 16 to 18 plan ‘already in place’ Government plans to launch a UCas-style vocational database by September next year have been short shrift by the boss… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News FE Commissioner gets five ex-principal advisers These are the five former principals and one ex-vice principal that make up the new intake of advisers for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Party differences on FE and skills prove difficult to spot Association of Colleges (AoC) chief executive Martin Doel took time out from his preparations for the AoC annual conference… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News UK national skills champions crowned at the Skills Show 2014 The Skills Show 2014 ended tonight with a celebration of the UK’s most skilled apprentices and learner as the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Gazelle founders stand firm amid college withdrawal Gazelle’s five founder colleges have re-affirmed their commitment to the organisation with the announcement that one college was set… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Chief defends £93k Activate Learning rebrand The chief executive of a college group under fire for a £93,000 rebrand has defended the spend. A Freedom… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Clegg’s 16 to 18 UCas plan ‘already here’ says UCas The Deputy Prime Minister today announced “revolutionary” plans for a UCas-style vocational database for 16 to 18-year-olds — but… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Future of fracking training in the hands of Blackpool and The Fylde College The training of engineers for the fracking industry will be led by Blackpool and The Fylde College after the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Further FE cuts ‘disastrous’, sector warns Further cuts to FE would be “disastrous,” sector leaders have warned amid claims another £48bn could be slashed from… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 820 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo