News Workplace bosses get provider rating website Employers will be able to anonymously rate, review and compare providers using an online tool launched by Ofsted. Employer… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Just seven learners at college used FE ‘TripAdvisor’ Ofsted has defended its TripAdvisor-style website where learners review providers after it emerged that just seven learners at a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Warning on principals’ ‘understanding’ of chief exec role A report that warned dual role college principals might not “understand” their chief executive duties has been welcomed by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Data Dashboard hailed a vital boost as preview reveals ‘education and employment’ link Features of Ofsted’s new data dashboard have been leaked to FE Week, revealing a focus on English and maths… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hundreds celebrate apprenticeship graduation More than 400 Merseyside learners filled Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral for what is believed to have been the UK’s largest… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Hopes for traineeship boost with employment pilot Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has revealed hopes for 5,000 new traineeships through the employer ownership pilot (EOP) scheme. He… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Minister welcomes first new FE college for 20 years The official incorporation of the first FE college in more than 20 years has been heralded by Skills Minister… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Part-time learner numbers show sharp decline Further education leaders have called for action to stop a sharp decline in part-time higher education study after a… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News EXCLUSIVE: BIS to go public with commissioner’s failing college judgments The results of FE Commissioner David Collins’ inspections of failing colleges are to be made public, FE Week can… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Niace calls for apprentice charter in funding consultation response The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) has called for the introduction of an apprentice charter and job… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Skills Minister reveals identity of first new FE college in 20 years Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has confirmed that Essex-based charity Prospects Learning Foundation is to become the first new FE college… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Principals ‘may not’ understand their chief executive role College leaders who are both principals and chief executives may not fully understand both parts of their role according… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 811 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 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 Next 3 stories 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 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 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
