News Traineeships are ‘go’ Skills Minister chooses Manchester meeting to ‘launch’ programme The 11-month wait for an outline of the government’s plans for… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Apprentice wage cheats crackdown Business Secretary Vince Cable has promised “tough new measures” to tackle employers who pay apprentices below the legal minimum,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE Guild go-ahead Government funds of £18.8m a year to get a new FE body off the ground have been welcomed, although… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Agency backtracks on awards cull Plans to stop government funding for qualifications aimed at helping the unemployed have been shelved. The Skills Funding Agency… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Plea for equality on sixth-forms The head of the Association of Colleges (AoC) has called on Education Secretary Michael Gove to ensure schools opening… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE commissioner’s powers need ‘consideration’ Further education leaders have told of concerns about the proposed FE Commissioner’s two-week timescale for deciding the fate of… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Let’s have balance at the top, says FE The lack of female politicians responsible for FE has been criticised following a mini-reshuffle. The departure of Karen Buck,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News New president for colleges’ association The Association of Colleges has named Yorkshire principal Michele Sutton OBE as its new president (pictured). The Bradford College… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Guild given ministerial green light Plans for a new FE body to support the sector have been given the go-ahead. The Department for Business,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Ofsted success leads to government support call The government has been urged to do more to promote sixth-form colleges after the sector’s second outstanding grade under… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Award cull comes ‘with no warning’ Surprise plans that could end government funding for around 1,600 qualifications might hit the job hopes of thousands of… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Colleges hit with Skills Funding Agency warnings Two of England’s biggest colleges have been slapped with notices of concern by the Skills Funding Agency following inadequate… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 747 748 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 806 Older Must read 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 2w Billy Camden 2w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps Exclusive 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 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo
