News Businesses key to improving careers advice, Education Secretary tells party conference Businesses should work more closely with schools on improving careers advice, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said today. Despite claims… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Home of new HS2 college revealed The home of the new National College for High Speed Rail has been revealed by the government. It will… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Jobcentre Plus to advise young people from age of 15, pledges IDS Jobcentre Plus will provide careers advice to learners as young as 15, Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Labour Conference: questions over Miliband’s skills aim Labour leader Ed Miliband’s 2014 conference address has prompted FE and skills sector questions about figures behind his pledge… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 Newer 1 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 816 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
