News Cut benefits for under 21s to fund three million apprenticeships – Cameron The Conservatives will increase the number of apprenticeships from 2m to 3m in the next Parliament funded by cuts… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Shadow Education Minister Ali resigns The Junior Shadow Minister for Education Rushanara Ali has stepped down after refusing to take part in yesterday’s vote… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News How much would you pay for this? Lesoco brand cost college around £290k less than two years ago Learners “didn’t identify with Lesoco” – governors might… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Bright into administration Independent learning provider Bright International Training has gone into administration. The Warwickshire-based company, also known as Bright Assessing, has… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted directors’ traineeship drop-out fears Too many learners are dropping out of traineeships, Ofsted FE and skills director Lorna Fitzjohn (pictured) has warned. Ms… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Late summer rush on FE loans materialises A late summer rush on FE loans predicted by the government after a slow uptake earlier in the year… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Framework deadline for AOs ‘false’ says AELP chief Segal Awarding organisations (AOs) should have had more time to submit new apprenticeship frameworks, Association of Employment and Learning Providers… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lambeth College staff vote on new strike – days before talks begin Staff at Lambeth College who went on a five-week strike towards the end of last academic year will be… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Government departments ‘not together’ on skills Further Education leaders have backed Skills Commission findings that government departments were failing to work together on skills policy…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Quantity over quality’ warning over Labour apprenticeship pledges Ed Miliband’s apprenticeship pledges should be welcomed, but risk prioritising quantity over quality, FE sector leaders have warned. Association… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprenticeships first among Miliband’s goals for Labour in power Apprenticeships will top a list of six goals to be outlined at the Labour conference by party leader Ed… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Commission identifies lack of joined-up working on skills at central government Central government departments are failing to work together on skills policy with “alarming” consequences for the UK workforce, according… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 812 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 1d Jessica Hill 1d 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 4w Jessica Hill 4w 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 1mo Billy Camden 1mo 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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
