News New ad campaign tells youngsters to ‘get in’ to apprenticeships and ‘go far’ The government and top employers have today launched a ‘Get In, Go Far’ TV advertising campaign for apprenticeships as… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Selective free school head comes under fire from college principal for ‘complete untruth’ over A-level claims The principal of a London sixth form college has hit back at a nearby head teacher’s claim in the… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Hunt restates technical institutes plan but questions remain that they would ‘address real issues affecting FE’ Labour’s tech bacc plans and proposals for Institutes of Technical Education were restated in a speech today by Shadow… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News FE Commissioner questions future of cash-strapped college that saw governor resignations over principal’s appointment The FE Commissioner has questioned the future of a cash-strapped Midland college that saw governors resign after a new principal… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News A-level results day 2014 Students across the country were this morning finding out how they performed in their A-levels and deciding their next… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Further education colleges outnumber universities in learners’ higher education top 20 Learners have put 12 FE colleges among the UK’s top 20 higher education providers in the 2014 National Student… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Apprenticeship starters should be no older than 23, says new IPPR report Apprentices should be no older than 23 at the time of starting their course, a new report from the… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Darlington College tops minister’s new ‘experimental success measure’ The government has today published for the first time employment and other 19+ learner outcomes for FE and skills… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Sector leaders set out priorities for new Skills Minister Nick Boles The appointment of Nick Boles (pictured) as Skills Minister following the promotion of his predecessor, Matthew Hancock, has led… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Providers hit by SFA funding software crash with data deadline looming Long-running problems with new Skills Funding Agency (SFA) payment software appeared to hit providers again when the Hub data collection system crashed. It went… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Free school meals policy to blame for 16 to 19 funding cuts, claims former Gove aide Funding for FE was cut last year to pay for the government’s universal free school meals policy, a former… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Two general FE colleges among backers in new round of UTCs announced by Chancellor George Osborne A new round of University Technical Colleges (UTCs), involving two general FE colleges, has been announced by Chancellor George… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 812 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 9h Jessica Hill 9h 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
