News Provider goes under following ‘clawbacks’ A Liverpool-based provider that trained around 700 learners has gone into administration, putting 70 jobs at risk. Scientiam appointed… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Apprenticeships 16-18 fall hits finances Providers underdelivered on 16 to 18 apprenticeships by more than £61m last year, newly-released Skills Funding Agency figures have… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Survey exposes SFA staff ‘frustration at cuts’ Just one-in-three staff at the Skills Funding Agency believes change is managed well within the organisation, its own survey… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News SFA demands subcontractor deals go online Tough new rules forcing prime contractors to go public with information on their deals with providers are to be… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Merger plan investigated by BIS The proposed merger of two colleges is being investigated over concerns they may not have followed correct procedure, FE… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Alarm as under-19 apprenticeship figures fall The number of under 19 apprenticeships has fallen for the first time in three years — and figures indicate… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Sackings protest hits college open day A Union said up to 100 members protested during a Midland college’s open day as a “last resort” over… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Tax campaign taken to Treasury chief at Commons he government has pledged to look into “correcting an anomaly” that sees colleges pay VAT while school sixth forms… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News London colleges’ decline A London college that admitted success rates could have been exaggerated by up to 10 per cent two years… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE Guild countdown picks up pace The latest stage in the development of the proposed FE Guild is “going to be difficult” to complete in… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Special 16 page AoC in India supplement 29/01/2013 Find out more All new twitter guide – in partnership with NCFE 25/01/2013 Find out more Newer 1 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 811 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Billy Camden 1mo 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Josh Mellor 3mo
