News Sector pays warm tribute to FE champion Lord Bilston Tributes have flooded in for Labour life peer Lord Bilston (pictured) who launched the all-party parliamentary group for FE… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Talks set up in hope of avoiding sixth form college strikes Unions representing sixth form college teachers have agreed a series of talks with civil servants in a bid to… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Outstanding college gets government warning over academy An academy backed by grade one-rated Walsall College has been warned by the government about “unacceptably low” standards. Schools… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Jobcentre Plus to help 16 and 17-year-olds, Deputy Prime Minister to announce Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is today expected to announce a raft of measures to help young people get… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Provider ordered to stop quals after malpractice probe A Warwickshire-based provider has been told it can no longer offer qualifications from a leading awarding organisation after it… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Government reviews UK Commission for Employment and Skills A review of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills has been launched by the Department for Business, Innovation… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Survey reignites FE and skills teacher qualifications debate Six months after the government revoked regulations requiring that teachers at colleges and independent learning providers be qualified, FE… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News College VAT victory brings hope of multi-million pound windfall Colleges could be in line for a multi-million pound VAT windfall with a tribunal judge having ruled against Her… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Fisher defends Barnfield as £1m funding claim passed to police Dame Jackie Fisher has defended new employer Barnfield Federation amid claims it got £1m of government funding for learners… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News McDonald’s education head gets bite at UK apprentice job The appointment of McDonald’s education chief Sue Husband as England’s new apprenticeships boss has been welcomed by FE sector… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Ofsted considers watching new FE teachers Newly-qualified teachers in FE colleges could have their lessons observed by Ofsted as part of its inspection of teacher… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Government to launch destination data talks The government is to launch a consultation on “outcome-based measures of performance for all post-19 FE and skills” as… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 806 Older Must read 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 2w Billy Camden 2w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo 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
