News Top DfE civil servant makes IAG concession There remains “more to be done” to improve careers advice and guidance in England, the Department for Education’s most… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Schools cash ringfence ‘unsustainable’ warns AoC Department for Education (DfE) ringfencing of school funding has been labelled as “unsustainable” by the Association of Colleges (AoC)… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Governors take driving seat with Data Dashboard Governors will have greater access to performance information on their institutions with Ofsted’s launch of an online dashboard expected… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Fewer than two applications for every traineeship vacancy Official figures showing fewer than two applications for each traineeship vacancy have sparked concern about a “general lack of… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News EFA issues out-of-area rule Colleges seeking funding for learners based outside their usual catchment areas will have to give notice of eight weeks,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Specialist colleges leader tells of concerns over new SEN law The impact of a new law aimed at improving special needs provision in general FE and sixth form colleges… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Dame Ruth in fine fettle for leadership role return Dame Ruth Silver is making her FE and skills return with a new sector leadership thinktank funded by money… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Who will certificate Bright? More awarding organisations distance themselves from troubled provider Two further awarding organisations have cut ties with Bright Assessing less… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y 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 Newer 1 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 820 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 4w Jessica Hill 4w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
