News Councils ‘not tracking’ 16 to 18s Skills Minister Matthew Hancock (pictured) has criticised a dozen councils for failing to track 16 to 18-year-olds’ employment status…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Colleges under fire in social mobility commission report A hard-hitting report by the government’s social mobility commission has attacked college performance and recommended funding for employment outcomes… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Yorkshire provider loses £500k funding over audit ‘concerns’ A West Yorkshire training provider is to have its £500,000 Skills Funding Agency contract terminated after an audit raised… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Minister in Elite tag ‘hint’ after Premier Colleges launch A “new breed of elite colleges” appears to have been hinted at in the same week as a group… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Niace demands Pupil Premium cash for family learning The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (Niace) wants Pupil Premium cash from the government to fund a huge… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Commons grilling for Elmfield, Syddall and SFA Former Elmfield director Ged Syddall and Skills Funding Agency finance director Paul McGuire look set for a “no-holds-barred” grilling… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Nine in court over alleged A4e fraud Nine former employees of welfare to work provider A4e have appeared in court charged with fraud. The six women… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Colleges hoping for VAT ‘anomaly’ end after MPs’ letter and PM pledge Sixth form colleges could be about to see the end of a “longstanding inequality” on VAT after more than… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News The apprenticeship champion line-up One of these three women will be crowned apprentice champion of the year. Chloe Gailes, aged 28, Karen Lowry-Hall,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Agency restructure sees two directors remain but four out Three directors and a chief information officer have been identified as among the first to go in a programme… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Baker’s Career Colleges ‘risk confusion’ Further education leaders have expressed concern at Lord Baker’s plans to establish “yet another” brand of vocational training colleges…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Government figures show 16 to 18 apprenticeships down nearly 15,000 in a year Figures published this morning show a 12 per cent (14,600) fall in 16-18 apprenticeship starts, and a one per… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 811 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Billy Camden 1mo 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
