News Shadow Business Secretary Umunna offers apprenticeship investment pledge Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna today told of his commitment to investment in apprenticeships and new technical degrees. In… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Governors urged to be ‘braver and trust your instincts’ over classroom quality Governors should “be a bit braver” when challenging colleges on teaching and learning, according to former Department for Business,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Improved technical education one of Labour’s top three campaign priorities – Hunt Improving technical education is one of three key campaign priorities for Labour, Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt has announced…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Tributes to ‘exceptional’ late principal Paul Head A London college principal described as “exceptional” and “outstanding” has died after a long illness. FE sector leaders have… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News EXCLUSIVE: UTCs running at 10 per cent full as enrolment plummets A number of University Technical Colleges (UTCs) were running at around 10 per cent capacity last academic year —… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News IfL JOBS AT RISK The future of more than a dozen Institute for Learning (IfL) jobs was today looking uncertain as it prepares… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College wins second round in VAT fight – third round next Hopes of a multi-million pound VAT rebate for principals have been boosted by a Hampshire college’s second legal win… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Phones 4u collapse leaves learners in dark More than 800 apprentices were today in the dark over their qualifications and job future after Skills Funding Agency… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Student services leader criticises DfE over ‘costly’ handling of FE free meal top-ups Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has felt the full force of college student service leaders’ frustration over her department’s handling… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Fraudster cash goes toward apprenticeships return A council in Bedfordshire will use the ill-gotten gains of a junk mail fraudster to bring back its apprenticeship… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Minister to rule on Barnfield split after public say Skills Minister Nick Boles will rule on plans for Barnfield College to leave the Barnfield Federation once a public… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News BREAKING: AoC goes ahead with pay deal despite UCU opposition The Association of Colleges (AoC) is to proceed with its pay deal despite plans by the University and College Union… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 812 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