News Youth unemployment rises as overall rate falls The number of young people out of work has risen despite the overall unemployment rate remaining the same in… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Latest figures reveal just 24 loan applications from apprentices Just 24 apprentices have applied for 24+ Advanced Learning Loans since the scheme was launched prompting a sector head… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Bulletin, News Live updates: A-level results day 2013 Pictures and messages from colleges across England, celebrating A-level results day. Joanna Elmore , 23, from Selsdon achieved three… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Study suggests experience of paid work while in full-time education increases job chances Young people who experience a workplace environment while in full-time education are far more likely to land a job… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Benefits concerns over traineeship hours The government has been pressed to launch an “urgent review” of traineeships over fears the programme could hit learner… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News SFA publishes £283m of inter-lead subcontracting for first time Lead providers took on nearly £300m of subcontracted provision last academic year, Skills Funding Agency (SFA) figures have revealed…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News A principal first for Gateshead College New Gateshead College principal and chief executive Judith Doyle said she was “thrilled” and “proud” to be taking up… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Listen to BBC Radio 4 Today programme discuss FE recruitment at 14 At 06:50 this morning the BBC Radio 4 Today programme interviewed Mike Hopkins, Principal of Middlesbrough College, and Professor… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE sector launches self-improvement body A ceremonial handing over of the Education and Training Foundation’s certificate of incorporation sealed the new FE sector self-improvement… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Minister takes to Twitter to say ‘thanks’ as LSIS programmes end The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) programmes and support officially ended last night, and key sector figures took… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News AoC on lookout for “good” zero-hour contracts The Association of Colleges (AoC) is on the hunt for “good” examples of zero-hour contracts amid an investigation into… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Prison warning for college spending officer A Lancashire college purchasing officer could be facing a spell behind bars after she used a work credit card… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Newer 1 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 819 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo