News Hancock issues traineeship pledge after rule omission Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has revealed that he would “take steps” to stop any provider delivering traineeships in less… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College picket lines head into second week Strike-hit Lambeth College was expected to be heading into week two of industrial action with staff having walked out… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Commissioner details fail to stop ATL questions Questions remain over the role of the FE Commissioner despite the government having published a detailed outline of the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Teen recruitment change from EFA Changes to direct recruitment of 14 to 16-year-olds will not make it easier for colleges to qualify, the Education… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Warning over college leader business links College leaders have been warned to “think carefully” about their outside-of-work consultancy posts after it emerged contracts from a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Byrne quizzed on ‘pregnant panda question’ Labour’s stance on government apprenticeship reforms in which employers will take a greater role in drawing up frameworks and… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Colleges sent back to drawing board after ‘aggressive’ renaming Plans for a college name-change that a local MP branded “an aggressive act” towards nearby competitor colleges have been… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Lambeth College’s ‘indefinite strike’ heads into day four Teachers and lecturers at Lambeth College are preparing for a fourth day of industrial action as part of their… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprenticeship target in Queen’s Speech draws ‘to-ing and fro-ing’ warning on reforms The government has been warned about “to-ing and fro-ing” on apprenticeships policy after a Queen’s Speech today in which… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Minister rejects calls to scrap apprenticeship fees at AELP conference Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has rejected calls for in-kind contributions towards apprenticeships to count as part of employers’ mandatory… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Election countdown brings AELP call for more joined-up policy on youth unemployment Greater integration of government policy on youth unemployment is among the priorities for the Association of Employment and Learning… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Process document offers glimpse of inner-workings of new FE Commissioner role Providers have been offered an insight into the work of FE Commissioner Dr David Collins with the publication of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 704 806 Older Must read 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 2w Billy Camden 2w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo 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
