News Tributes to former Midland principal of 20 years Graham Moore Further education leaders have paid tribute to ex-college principal of 20 years and former 157 Group chair Graham Moore… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Colleges win budget protection from 18 funding rate cut Colleges facing a funding rate cut for their full-time 18-year-old learners will be protected from the controversial move inflicting… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Quality mark ‘still on the agenda’ The government has reaffirmed its commitment to Chartered Status amid growing concern that it might have been scrapped as… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprentice wage rise gets mixed welcome The National Minimum Wage for apprentices is set to rise by 5p an-hour to £2.73, the Department for Business,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Wait for quals cut list set to continue Awarding bodies are facing another month’s wait to find out if their qualifications have been saved from a public… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Shock £4m accounts black hole could lead to college fraud probe The Skills Funding Agency is considering whether a London college should face financial investigation after a shock £4.1m black… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Inadequate appeal rejected by Ofsted A large London college has had its appeal against an Ofsted inadequate grading thrown out. LeSoCo, formed through a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News More evidence of government’s GCSE favouritism Further evidence has emerged that the government already favours GCSEs, with Skills Minister Matthew Hancock having described Functional Skills… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Simple pass or fail gets Skills Minister’s green light Proposals for apprentices to be successfully graded will pass, merit or distinction for their skills have been rejected, FE… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprentice minimum wage to rise to £2.73 an-hour The National Minimum Wage for apprentices is set to rise by 5p an-hour to £2.73, the Department for Business,… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Adult skills funding rates untouched despite budget cuts Adult skills funding rates in 2014/15 are to remain the same as this year, despite a 19 per cent… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Sector reacts positively to FE progression proposal from Labour taskforce A Labour Skills Taskforce recommendation that school funding be withheld if students do not progress into FE, employment or… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 802 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 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
