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 News Apprenticeship subcontracting more than triples Funding figures expose boom in colleges’ apprenticeship deals. The amount that colleges spend on apprenticeship subcontractors has more than… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Local enterprise partnerships shun ‘fantastic’ resource, says AoC Local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) are failing to take advantage of the “fantastic” education resources offered by colleges, the Association… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Ofsted dismisses Learner View website abuse fears Ofsted has hit back at fears that its new Trip Adviser-style website for rating colleges could be open to… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Apprenticeship minimum wage up 5p an hour The apprentice minimum wage remains “shockingly low” despite an increase that kicks in on Monday, the National Union of… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Inspectors publish report on how colleges improve Unrealistic self-assessments with little or no critical insight, plus unexpected job cuts, show up time and again among poorly… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Dozens of shared service projects mark their anniversaries Caption: Sunderland College students are getting the benefits of joined up administration among members of the North East Shared… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News College and training provider step in to save 500 jobs at First4Skills More than 500 jobs have been saved by a college and a training provider after another training provider behind around… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Is the De Vere case a one-off, asks Marsden The Skills Funding Agency and the National Apprenticeship Service have no idea how many providers are running introductory apprenticeships… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News New minister says he’s ‘learning and listening’ New further education minister Matthew Hancock has told for the first time of his “exciting agenda” for change when… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News New apprenticeship system to get ‘substantial upgrade’ An online system for rubber-stamping apprenticeships is in line for a “substantial upgrade” after less than a year. Students,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 811 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
