News Plea for Ofsted to inspect school advice The government has been urged to “bite the bullet” and call Ofsted in to inspect careers guidance services after… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News AoC in India supplement preview: Colleges make New Delhi move A host of UK colleges are hoping a new initiative in India will allow them to capitalise on their… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Government acts on ‘conflict of interest’ The government has set up a Skills Funding Agency-led review to look into the issue of potential conflicts of… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Critics hit out at A-level reform plans FE groups across the sector have condemned education secretary Michael Gove’s proposal to overhaul A-levels. Mr Gove said from… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Call for education to ‘split’ at 14 Former education secretary and father of the national curriculum Lord Baker has called for a back-to-basics revamp of England’s… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Redefine apprenticeships, says thinktank Apprenticeships should be redefined as “intensive three-year training programmes” to help curb the 31 per cent A-levels drop-out rate,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Contract suspended after ‘missing data’ A troubled provider’s £4.5m contract with the Skills Funding Agency has been suspended after “errors and missing data” were… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Union blasts FE loans The NUS has branded FE loans a “dangerous policy” and raised a number of questions over the new system… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Careers advice ‘getting worse,’ warns government education committee The quality and quantity of young people’s career advice is not good enough and is getting worse, a government… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Government plans new team to exploit international education opportunities During a trip to India to promote vocational education the Skills Minister has announced that the government will establish… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE colleges’ passage to India A group of colleges is establishing a permanent team in New Delhi as part of an Association of Colleges… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y News Inspection ‘delight’ The principal of an FE provider said she led her centre to an outstanding Ofsted inspection result by focusing… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 811 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
