News Government figures reveal a ten per cent fall in 16-18 apprenticeships The government has conceded that under 19 apprenticeships were proving a “major challenge” after official figures showed a 10… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Principal quits on day of strike The principal of a Kent College with a £11m budget deficit has quit on the same day as a… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Implementing English, maths and functional skills 9/10/2012 Find out more News SquadUK’s GOLD Success at EuroSkills 2012 Squad UK are celebrating their tremendous success at EuroSkills 2012 this evening after achieving 7 medals. Squad UK won… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Learners ‘miss out on £630m’ as Skills Funding Agency discover under-delivery Providers failed to deliver on nearly 17 per cent of the Skills Funding Agency’s £3.8bn allocation for the past… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Labour plans for a Tech Bacc welcomed Further education leaders have backed Ed Miliband’s proposals for a new Technical Baccalaureate. The Association of Employment and Learning… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News FE comparison website leaves users ‘confused’ An independent review has branded the government’s £30m FE Choices website “bland” and “ambiguous”. The site, which compares the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Next Step fails to hit the mark in London A survey on a countrywide government careers advice service uncovered varying levels of satisfaction and methods of delivery. The… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News First notice of concern issued over ‘significant deficit’ A Kent college has become the first provider to get a government warning that could lead to the withdrawal… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News An interview with Matthew Hancock, the new Minister for Skills The new Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills (left) came in for his first sector grilling today when… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News WorldSkills UK announces team for EuroSkills competition The elite squad of UK talent heading to Belgium for next week’s EuroSkills competition has been announced. A window… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News UKBA says colleges have been ‘selling immigration’ Further education colleges have been accused by the UK Border Agency of “selling immigration rather than education”. The agency… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 802 Older Must read 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 1mo Josh Mellor 1mo Next 3 stories 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 1mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 1mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
