News Apprenticeship challenge tests mental and physical stamina to limit The mental and physical stamina of high-achieving apprentices was tested to the limit in the finals of the Brathay… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College providing virtual answers in class The mention of virtual reality learning is one that will trigger visions of clunky visors and black Lycra bodysuits… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Learners’ uni hopes hit by strike Desperate learners at Lambeth College have called on union leaders and college bosses to get back around the negotiating… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Employers fail on apprentice wage Apprentices were among the workers to have suffered at the hands of underpaying bosses listed by the Department for… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted to end lesson gradings in FE pilot Ofsted is to ditch graded lesson observations in an FE and skills in a pilot following a University College… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College bouncing back from inspection shock A formerly outstanding college that in just four years plummeted to inadequate across the board has started moving in… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Pilot for 16 to 19s after Career College blow A London college is to launch its own pilot Career College after failing to make the cut for the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College bribery claim before plans meeting North East Surrey College of Technology (Nescot) has been accused of bribery for offering a day’s leave if staff… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Learner destination worries over homepage proposals Concerns about the tracking of learner destinations have emerged with a new consultation on plans for colleges and schools… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lingfield gets £350k budget The body behind a new quality mark for FE providers will get taxpayer funding of up to £350k this… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Give ‘grandfather’ funding option, says CBI The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has told the government that employers should be able to ignore apprenticeship reforms… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hugh Baird and Oldham colleges to open first Career Colleges as plans for at least ten more are announced The first two Career Colleges have been announced, while plans for at least a further 10 next year —… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 803 Older Must read 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 4w Anviksha Patel 4w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo
