News Number of traineeship starts ‘disappointing’ Uptake on the government’s flagship traineeship scheme is failing to reach expectations, according to senior FE figures. It is… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Principal ‘on leave’ after drama head’s rant The principal of a large London college has taken a leave of absence following the suspension of an apparently… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Baker defends UTC under-recruitment Former Education Secretary Lord Baker has defended University Technical College (UTCs) after it was revealed that some were running… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Last-minute hopes to avoid college strikes The University and College Union (UCU) said it was calling for eleventh-hour talks with the Association of Colleges (AoC)… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Apprenticeship loans still showing no sign of take-off Just over a quarter of applications for FE loans had not been successfully processed by the end of October,… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Careers guidance in ‘crisis’ as survey finds less than one in five given vocational qualification advice The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned that careers guidance is “heading towards a cliff edge”, joining sector-wide… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Two rounds of college funding unleash £232m in government cash The government is to release £232.7m of funding to revamp more than 50 colleges who will match-fund with £250m… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News FE Week and Me winner 2013 Hasan Chowhury’s winning photo I feel my photo represents college because it captured the learning moment. It reminds… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Charity gets £10k boost after night of music, food and fundraising auction More than £10,000 is heading to the Helena Kennedy Foundation after the third annual FE Week charity auction. Click… FE Week Reporter 11y FE Week Reporter 11y News Liverpool college revisit A college in North England branded inadequate by Ofsted just four years after it was deemed outstanding is struggling… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News New SFA chief announced The new Skills Funding Agency chief executive has been announced. Former Salford City Council boss Barbara Spicer (pictured) has… Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y News Hunt’s ‘Institutes of Technical Education’ plans Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt used his first speech in post to announce plans for Institutes of Technical Education…. Nick Linford 11y Nick Linford 11y Newer 1 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 806 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 1w Billy Camden 1w 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
