News Skills Commission search for a ‘Google College’ future A group of cross-party MPs and leading figures from the further education sector have called on multinational companies and colleges to… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News College principal appointed as AoC deputy chief executive A new deputy chief executive has been appointed to the Association of Colleges (AoC). Gill Clipson, principal of Amersham… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Signs of survival for the Skills Funding Agency Business Secretary Vince Cable has rejected proposals that would call time on the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). This comes… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News ‘Crazy’ early deadline for ILR returns College data staff have reacted angrily to a consultation that will consider if 2012/13 Individual Learner Records (ILR) should… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News No new money for funding rate rise The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has told FE Week that despite more than doubling the funding rates for functional… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y 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 Newer 1 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 815 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
