Politics Ban graduates from apprenticeships, says think tank Former government skills adviser calls for reforms to boost education routes for school and college leavers that don’t go… Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Ofsted Ruth Perry: Ofsted plans training to spot ‘visible signs of anxiety’ Watchdog also launches new complaints hotline FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Colleges, Ofsted Birmingham college recovers after four ‘requires improvement’ results Birmingham Metropolitan College awarded grade 2 rating for the first time since 2011 Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y News 5 things we learned from Keegan’s education committee hearing Education secretary gives updates on RAAC, transgender guidance, ABS consultation and FE recruitment Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Apprenticeships, Ofsted Provider that trains 5 apprentices judged ‘inadequate’ Inspectors find tutors lacking ‘expertise’ in apprenticeships and no vocational teaching Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Advent Calendar The Schools Week & FE Week Festive Advent Calendar Twelve days of festive fun with multiple competitions, prizes and fundraising FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Colleges ‘Underutilised’ college campus to reopen as specialist high needs centre Principal ‘delighted’ to find ‘sustainable solution’ for the site after controversial closure Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Colleges RAAC: 3 more colleges with crumbly concrete confirmed DfE’s updated list shows 231 education settings have now identified the crumbly concrete Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y News First T Levels relicensing tender launched Awarding organisations sought to ‘refresh and develop’ those rolled out in waves 1 and 2 Billy Camden 1y Billy Camden 1y Ofsted Ofsted: First ‘outstanding’ for Burton and South Derbyshire College Inspectors praise ‘high performing culture’ and ‘exceptionally strong’ employer relationships Anviksha Patel 1y Anviksha Patel 1y Lifelong Learning Older workers nervous about lifelong learning financing New polling reveals varying attitudes among adults towards taking out loans for courses FE Week Reporter 1y FE Week Reporter 1y Industrial action Strikes: Minimum service levels will ‘inflame’ tensions Unions slam ‘bad faith’ proposals as college leaders raise concerns about union relationships Shane Chowen 1y Shane Chowen 1y Newer 1 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 806 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
