News Traineeship figures ‘deeply disappointing’ Figures showing that an average of just 127 people started on the government’s new youth unemployment traineeship scheme every… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Indies could face FoI ‘requirements’ Independent learning providers could become subject to Freedom of Information (FoI) Act “requirements” under government proposals. Firms that “carry… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News College to close former Pearson in Practice centres West Nottinghamshire College has announced plans to shut almost half of the training centres it bought under last year’s… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Agency wants online delivery data Providers will have to say how much of their courses are delivered online in their individualised learner record (ILR)… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Lingfield reveals FE institute plans Chartered status for FE providers is just months away, the chair of the new Institution for Further Education has… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Government in childcare qualifications ‘neglect’ Concerns have been expressed after a “key aspect” of recommendations on the future of childcare qualifications was “neglected” by… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News More strikes threatened Further strike action at sixth form colleges could be on the cards after a walkout by staff on Thursday… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Staff unsure of under fire principal’s future Staff at a college in the South West are in the dark about the future of their principal after… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Councils face Hancock’s wrath over teen tracking Nine more councils are to get a slap on the wrist over their tracking of 16 and 17-year-olds, just… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Traineeship figures revealed for first time The government has said traineeships were “off to a good start” as it revealed 3,300 starts in six months. It… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Sixth form college staff walk out over pay and conditions Sixth form college teachers up and down the country have walked out of work as part of a strike by… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Is FE and skills on board the Lep drive and does it even need to be? Local enterprise partnerships seemed to be the next big thing for FE and skills in late 2012 when Lord… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 811 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
