News A big dip in funding concerns FE leaders FE bosses have urged the government to address a growing dip in funding for 16 to 19-year-olds that could… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y Guide to 24+ Advanced Learning Loans supplement 25/04/2013 Find out more News Government announces vocational measure Plans for a new Tech Bacc were announced by the government today. It will be introduced for courses beginning… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Traineeships are ‘go’ Skills Minister chooses Manchester meeting to ‘launch’ programme The 11-month wait for an outline of the government’s plans for… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Apprentice wage cheats crackdown Business Secretary Vince Cable has promised “tough new measures” to tackle employers who pay apprentices below the legal minimum,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE Guild go-ahead Government funds of £18.8m a year to get a new FE body off the ground have been welcomed, although… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Agency backtracks on awards cull Plans to stop government funding for qualifications aimed at helping the unemployed have been shelved. The Skills Funding Agency… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Plea for equality on sixth-forms The head of the Association of Colleges (AoC) has called on Education Secretary Michael Gove to ensure schools opening… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News FE commissioner’s powers need ‘consideration’ Further education leaders have told of concerns about the proposed FE Commissioner’s two-week timescale for deciding the fate of… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Let’s have balance at the top, says FE The lack of female politicians responsible for FE has been criticised following a mini-reshuffle. The departure of Karen Buck,… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News New president for colleges’ association The Association of Colleges has named Yorkshire principal Michele Sutton OBE as its new president (pictured). The Bradford College… Nick Linford 12y Nick Linford 12y News Guild given ministerial green light Plans for a new FE body to support the sector have been given the go-ahead. The Department for Business,… FE Week Reporter 12y FE Week Reporter 12y Newer 1 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 819 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
