Apprenticeships

Providers wanted for £10m civil service apprenticeships

Government to hunt for providers to deliver 33 apprenticeships in DfE and ESFA

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Ofsted

Training firm set to close after ‘grossly unfair’ Ofsted inspection

Derby Skillbuild CEO slams watchdog’s critique as ‘pure fiction’

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Ofqual reveals new interim chair

Former college principal and current Ofqual deputy chair Frances Wadsworth will step up in January

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

DfE publishes draft gender guidance for colleges

Consultation launched on non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges

FE Week Reporter
Amy Walker and Freddie Whittaker
Colleges

Loughborough College announces Corrie Harris as new principal

Harris will succeed Jo Maher in May 2024

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Long read, Training Providers

Interview: Meet AELP’s new CEO, Ben Rowland

Ben Rowland has just finished his first week as chief executive of the Association for Employment and Learning Providers….

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen


Ofsted, SEND

‘Outstanding’ inspection leaves SEND college buzzing

Principal said investing in teaching and support staff was ‘paramount’ to their success

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Apprenticeships

Finalists for AAC Awards 2024 revealed

Winners will be announced at the 10th Annual Apprenticeship Conference gala dinner in February

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Former apprentice awarded £52k after discrimination by ‘outstanding’ provider

Judge finds dismissal was also ‘significantly influenced’ by allegations made of sexual harassment

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Craft skills charity returns £11.2m over sex trafficking claims

New donors sought to help save dying heritage skills

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
News

Inspector’s conflict of interest led to Ofsted abandoning judicial review

True reason why watchdog surrendered in legal case with manufacturing giant revealed

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofqual

FAB to investigate regulators’ impact on health and wellbeing

Ofqual welcomes research as ‘mental health and wellbeing are very important issues’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

Apprenticeships, Politics

Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, FE Commissioner

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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel
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
Anviksha Patel
Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

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
Billy Camden and Frances Read