News Apprentices get new NUS-backed pressure group A new pressure group for apprentices has been launched by the National Union of Students (NUS). The National Society… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Apprenticeships to the rescue of the High Street Apprenticeships could help save the country’s “struggling” high streets, according to the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Providers will ‘no longer be able to force employers to take training they want to offer’, says Gove Routing apprenticeship funding directly to employers will mean providers can no longer “force employers to take whatever training they… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Labour taskforce calls for FE progression to determine schools funding Labour’s Skills Taskforce has called for school funding to be conditional on whether students progress into FE, employment or training…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Trailblazers, pay and loans all feature as leading apprenticeship figures meet Far-reaching government reforms were scrutinised at the Apprenticeship Debate, organised by Association of Education and Learning Providers (AELP). The… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Government funding agencies publish reports on Barnfield Federation The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and Education Funding Agency (EFA) have this afternoon published findings from their investigations into… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Exclusive: an FE Week Q&A with Skills Minister Matthew Hancock on apprenticeships Reforms, the minimum wage and 24+ loans are just three issues covered in an exclusive FE Week Q&A as… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News A view from the US on England’s apprenticeships, via Switzerland and Germany Bob Schwartz, professor of practice in educational policy and administration at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, was appointed… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Two years after pilot success, at last it’s official — Exeter College is outstanding Exeter College need no longer bite its lip after watching Walsall College take credit for the first ‘outstanding’ Ofsted result… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Police will not investigate Barnfield Federation Police in Hertfordshire have announced they will pursue no criminal investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement at the Barnfield… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprentice minimum wage cheat among those ‘named and shamed’ At least one apprentice employer was among the first batch to be “named and shamed” as the Department for… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Young Neets rise draws RPA questions The government’s raising of the participation age (RPA) policy has been questioned after figures showed the number of unemployed… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 802 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
