News Powerful new FE Commissioner announced A former principal and ex-president of the Association of Colleges has been appointed as the government’s first FE Commissioner…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Miliband meets college apprentices after launching digital skills taskforce Labour leader Ed Miliband gave his personal seal of approval to a new creative and digital media… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News FE Week and Me finalists 2013 A judging panel made up of representatives from FE Week, NCFE and the Royal Photographic Society had the unenviable… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Hawk swoops for a grade one The 14-month wait for an outstanding independent learning provider (ILP) under Ofsted’s current common inspection framework is over. The… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News, Opinion Hancock, Whitehead and the £40bn employer spend claim Is the claim, most recently made in the Whitehead Review, that employers in England spend £40bn on training true,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Two big employers hit Ofsted low Two big name employers have been hit with damning grade four Ofsted inspection results. InterContinental Hotels Group Services Company… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Hawk swoops for a grade one The 14-month wait for an outstanding independent learning provider (ILP) under Ofsted’s current common inspection framework is over. The… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Whitehead’s bonfire of the quals Around 95 per cent of the adult vocational market’s 19,000-plus qualifications could be axed under radical proposals to “de-clutter… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Training provider under investigation A London-based training provider is under its second investigation from the same awarding body following complaints from learners. Bright… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Government ‘not doing enough’ over apprentice illegal wage investigations Just five per cent of complaints made over the summer about bosses paying apprentices below the National Minimum Wage… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Call for ‘heads to roll’ amid SFA software delays College and training provider data staff have demanded action after struggling to submit accurate data because of problems with… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Royal seal of approval for Skills Show The Skills Show will be given the royal seal of approval by Princess Anne through her role as president… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 743 744 745 816 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
