News Graham Hoyle calls for ‘urgent action’ on traineeships The government’s promised pre-apprenticeship scheme, referred to by the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg in July as a “traineeship”,… FE Week 13y FE Week 13y News Action man takes the reins Matthew Hancock, the MP who took over from John Hayes in the reshuffle, says he’s “delighted” with his rapid… FE Week 13y FE Week 13y News New FE minister went to college, we are now told The college past of the government’s new further education chief Matthew Hancock has been revealed. The personal Conservative Party… FE Week 13y FE Week 13y News Sector pays tribute to John Hayes, now former Minister of State for FE Tomorrow the further eduction sector will wake up to a new minister, as this evening the Prime Minister’s Office announced via… FE Week 13y FE Week 13y News Further Education and Skills loses Minister This evening the Prime Minister’s office confirmed via twitter that John Hayes has been moved from his role as Minister… FE Week 13y FE Week 13y News First GB Paralympic gold for former Cheadle and Marple 6th Form College student Former Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College student Sarah Storey wins Britain’s first gold medal after earlier breaking her own… FE Week 13y FE Week 13y News Holt Review into apprenticeships for SMEs published The government has announced new measures to help small employers take on apprentices in response to the Holt Review… FE Week 13y FE Week 13y News Apprenticeship Grant for Employers scheme widened The government is expanding the number of businesses eligible for grants worth £1,500 by allowing employers with less than… FE Week 13y FE Week 13y News Newcastle College boss accuses Ofsted of ‘flaws’ in their Good inspection grade Ofsted have today published their delayed inspection report for NCG (formerly Newcastle College Group), reducing their overall grade from… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News SFA to aid the sector by publishing a list of all providers they reject The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) have announced that they will be publish on their website providers that they reject,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Colleges celebrate the Olympic success of their students As the Olympics came to a close last night, many colleges have been celebrating the success of former and current… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Deputy Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges quits to join Pearson Lesley Davies, the deputy chief executive of the Association of Colleges (AoC), is leaving the AoC to become Director… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 811 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