News AoC report predicts £4.6bn budget black hole at Department for Education The Department for Education (DfE) could face a financial black hole of more than £4bn by 2018/19, the Association… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprenticeship reforms must be tested, says AoC The Association of Colleges has called for government proposals for apprenticeship funding reform to be “carefully modelled and trialled”… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Disparities on gender, race and disability with equality ‘still missing’ from apprenticeships “As the popularity of apprenticeships increases, how can the sector ensure everyone has access to them?” That was the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Careers advice report shows ‘how little’ a quality service would cost A new report which puts an annual cost on a “benchmarked” careers guidance provision in schools has been welcomed… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Higher apprenticeships in line for UCas applications The University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCas) has welcomed an invitation for talks on promoting higher apprenticeships. The organisation,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 Newer 1 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 816 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
