News Government plan to introduce a ‘Chartered Community College Status’ Colleges and other training providers could be given the chance to gain “chartered” status as a mark of quality,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News FE Guild could become a new body responsible for professional standards The Government is poised to set up a new professional body for further education, a document leaked to FE… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Further delays for college success rate data Revised versions of the 2010/11 Education and Training National Success Rate Tables (NSRT) have been delayed until August, according… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News School leavers choose college over staying on at sixth form More 16 year-olds chose further education over staying on at a school sixth form in 2009/10, according to new… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Newcastle College cuts inspection short after ‘troubling incidents’ Inspectors were asked to leave Newcastle College after staff complained of “troubling incidents” during an inspection. Ofsted were assessing NCG… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Fifteen Community Learning Trusts approved for pilot scheme Fifteen Community Learning Trusts have been chosen to take part in a pilot scheme launching in August. The successful trusts… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News LSIS launches new support scheme for trainee teachers The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) has unveiled a new scheme to support people training to be a teacher in… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Squad UK announced for WorldSkills Leipzig 2013 The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has today announced the young competitors that have won a place in Squad UK… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Recording students job outcomes should be “requirement” says Ofsted The inadequate focus of FE providers on the job outcomes of students was a critical talking point at Ofsted’s… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Hayes announces concessions on 24+ Advanced Learning Loans John Hayes, Minister of State for FE, Skills & Lifelong Learning, has today announced that the government will introduce… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News The EFA admit a DfE maths ‘error’ The Education Funding Agency (EFA) have confirmed that the Department for Education (DfE) published an ‘error’ in the new 16-19 formula. The EFA… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Ofsted slams FE for failing to address the unemployment problem Matching students with a course that will lead to employment is “not a high enough priority” for FE providers,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 802 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