News Apprenticeship tax breaks welcomed Business leaders and union bosses have united behind an “all-or-nothing” review of apprenticeships that has called for workplace tax… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Ofsted accused of moving goalposts Ofsted has been accused of “moving the goalposts” for colleges following a damning annual report that pointed to a… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Work Programme needs to focus on the right skills A leading adult learning charity has said a £435 million government programme introduced 18 months ago to get the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Government urged to ‘shine spotlight’ on further education, says Ofsted annual report The government has been urged to “shine a spotlight” on the further education sector following a damning Ofsted annual… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Richard puts tax credits at heart of apprenticeship review An “all-or-nothing” review of apprenticeships has called for employer tax breaks in a bid to make them more attractive… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Panel sets out to define FE Guild From left: Martin Doel, Peter Davies, David Hughes and Graham Hoyle on the panel at the Association of Colleges… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Employer ownership criticised as ‘top-slicing’ An FE leader blasted new training incentives for businesses worth £150m as “top slicing” funds from the adult skills… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Looking forward to the Richard Review David Way is interviewed by Chris Henwood in the mobile newsroom on the top floor of the Hyatt Birmingham… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Functional skills funding to double The FE Minister has pledged to double the amount of money available for adult English and maths skills branding… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Shadow minister’s care blow for FE leaders The Shadow minister for Education has “disappointed” FE leaders after casting doubt on colleges’ ability to “care and support”… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Report warned of merger costs A cash-strapped college that recently got a government warning about its finances went ahead with a “costly” merger despite… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Bosses get place at heart of Richard Review Employers are set to figure at the heart of a much-awaited review of apprenticeships, FE Week can exclusively reveal…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 811 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