News Report calls for National VET Centre The creation of a national centre for vocational training has been recommended in a report by the Commission on… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Funding rate for 16 to 19-year-olds announced Providers delivering education to 16 to 19 year olds will receive a national basic rate of £4,000 per full… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News WonderWalsall The first general FE college to achieve an outstanding grade under Ofsted’s tough new inspection regime has been announced…. Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Colleges keep sign–off on 16 to 18 provision The government has clarified its position on local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) after FE leaders were left scratching their heads… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Halesowen staff escalate action Halesowen College staff have pledged to boycott lesson observations as four sacked staff announced they were taking the college… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Funding protection outlined by Skills Funding Agency The Skills Funding Agency has announced more detail on a measure to protect providers from potentially huge drops in… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Scrabble to rename the FE Guild The proposed FE Guild could have a different name by the time it is launched in August. Peter Davies,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News ‘Inadequate’ grading triggers government funding threat City of Liverpool College could have its funding withdrawn after falling from outstanding to the lowest Ofsted grade of… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Effective Leadership and Governance supplement 21/03/2013 Find out more News Value of new FE quality kitemark questioned Sector bosses have called into question the “worth” of a new quality marker launched by FE Minister Matthew Hancock…. FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News EXCLUSIVE: Leading college falls from outstanding to inadequate One of England’s biggest colleges has fallen from outstanding to the lowest Ofsted grade of inadequate. City of Liverpool… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News AELP fears for skills funding UPDATE: The government today left the door open for the introduction of a single funding pot, containing the adult… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 749 750 751 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 806 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