News Minister ‘behind’ action over inadequate provider Moves to tackle poor provision by Elmfield were ordered personally by Skills Minister Matthew Hancock before its inadequate grading… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News College sell-off hit by ‘summer closure’ delay Uncertainty continues to hang over the future of K College, which is being broken up following a “failed merger”,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Could Prospects be first to join college sector? An Essex-based charity is understood to be in talks to become the first independent training provider to be legally… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Download the summer lite edition Download your free copy of the FE Week summer 2013 lite edition, sponsored by NOCN. Click here to download… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Apprenticeship funding consultation launched A “radical” overhaul of apprenticeship funding has been outlined by the government in response to a review by former… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE Week 2012/13 round-up FE Week has quickly built a reputation for being a high quality weekly printed newspaper, but we also publish many of… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Less than three per cent of colleges will recruit 14 to 15-year-olds Only seven colleges will be taking up the opportunity, for the first time, to directly enrol full-time 14 and 15… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News How does our traineeship programme compare with other schemes across Europe? So how does Britain’s traineeship plan compare with other schemes across Europe? According to Kari Hadjivassiliou (pictured), a policy… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Making work experience meaningful A central aspect of traineeships will be the work placement, which will last between six weeks and six months…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Traineeship restrictions for 19 to 24-year-olds will ‘add confusion and complexity’ A revised framework for traineeships has revealed a programme more restrictive for 19 to 24 year-olds than their 16… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Special report on traineeships 17/07/2013 Find out more News Report finds youth employment schemes ‘inadequate’ There are three times as many young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) as there are apprenticeship… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 815 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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