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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y FE Week Reporter 12y 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 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 12y Nick Linford 12y 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 12y Nick Linford 12y News Advice ‘scam’ warnings lead to firm closure A business that tried to charge young people £25 each to register for apprenticeships has apparently closed following pressure… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Careers advice prompt for Number 10 Prime Minister David Cameron has been ordered to “get a move on” to improve the careers advice given to… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 816 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
