News Commissioner: only the brave need apply These are the tough nuts you’ll have to crack if you want to be the new FE Commissioner, FE… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Qualifications cull comes under FAB fire A cull of more than 1,800 adult qualifications that had little or no uptake has come under fire from… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Careers plan after wrath of Wilshaw The government has announced an action plan to tackle poor careers advice after Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw attacked… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News College defends Muslim veil ban A Midland college has defended its security policy that effectively bans Muslim students wearing face veils, but refused to… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Youth unemployment rises The unemployment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds has risen slightly to 21 per cent, according to official figures released… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Ofsted boss Sir Michael hits out at schools over careers guidance Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw has attacked schools over their record on providing careers guidance saying “too few are… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News A year of Ofsted highs and lows It has been a year in which Ofsted stories have hit the front pages time and time again —… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News A ‘paradigm pertinent’ foundation Dame Ruth Silver has broken her silence over the demise of the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) to… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Apprentice hopefuls face GCSE barrier Colleges and training providers who “rigidly” demand higher grade GCSEs for the most basic of apprenticeships have come in… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Conflict of interest group’s no show Plans for a Skills Funding Agency-led panel to investigate potential conflicts of interest where awarding organisations also deliver education… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News College turns down 16 to 18 traineeships A York college that will be running traineeships for 19 to 24-year-olds has said no to putting the programme… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News The hunt for an FE Commissioner goes on The new FE Commissioner post is due be re-advertised next week with an appointment expected before the first Ofsted… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 802 Older Must read 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories 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 Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
