News Hancock hits back over FE funding cuts Skills Minister Matthew Hancock (pictured above) has hit back at criticism of government cuts, claiming it was “misleading” to say… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprentice funding plans rejected in consultation The full results of the government’s apprenticeship funding consultation last year have been released for the first time —… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Indy wins college plan go ahead An Essex-based independent learning provider is one step closer to opening the first new FE college in 20 years… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Sharp rise in degree starts at FE colleges, HEFCE report shows The number of students starting degree courses at further education colleges in England has risen by almost 60 per… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Schools to be forced to tell learners about FE and skills options Schools will be forced to tell learners about vocational study and apprenticeship options by law after the government published… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Former chair Hughes calls for equality and diversity action at ETF Former Education and Training Foundation (ETF) chair and board member David Hughes has called for more to be done… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News NUS’s first FE president Toni Pearce wins second term Toni Pearce, the first president of the National Union 0f Students (NUS) from a further education background, has been… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Exclusive: Agency clears Elmfield Training of falsely claiming for learners on Morrisons apprentice scheme in a two page report following a six month investigation A Skills Funding Agency (SFA) investigation has ruled that defunct training provider Elmfield did not receive funding it was… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Toni Fazaeli announces retirement from IfL chief role Institute for Learning (IfL) chief executive Toni Fazaeli has announced plans for her retirement after six years in the… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News New £2.9m research centre for adult literacy and numeracy The government is investing £2.9m in a new research centre that will focus on improving adult literacy and numeracy…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Tributes paid to ‘FE warrior’ Mary Rimington MBE Tributes have been paid to the former deputy principal of City and Islington College after she died from cancer…. FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News ‘Students mean income for schools’ – AoC warning as report criticises career advice Schools should think of the good of their students over the income benefits of keeping learners on after 16,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y Newer 1 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 820 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
