News New inspection framework Ofsted have released the new Common Inspection Framework as part of the Handbook for the inspection for further education… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Richard Review interview Entrepreneur Doug Richard is to lead an independent review into the future of the apprenticeship programme in England. The… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Concern over VAT on FE loans Learners taking out an FE loan next year could be forced to pay 20 per cent VAT if they… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Queen’s honour’s list recognises peoples’ work with WorldSkills For the first time the Queen’s birthday honour’s list has recognised people’s work with WorldSkills International. Seven people received… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Principal of Barnfield College receives knighthood Peter Birkett, Principal of Barnfield College, has been awarded a knighthood in the Queens Honours List, announced today. He… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News BIS publishes final impact assessment reports for FE loans The final impact assessment and equality impact assessment reports have been published by the Department for Business, Innovation and… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News SFA £2.3m website hardly used The FE Choices website has been viewed by 6,230 people since it launched in January, figures obtained by FE… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Functional Skills funded for 38 per cent less Providers delivering in the workplace will receive almost 40 per cent less funding when they are forced to switch… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News An ‘outrageous’ mace-use of funds Bradford College has stood by its decision to spend £24,000 on a decorative mace for its graduation ceremonies. The… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Subcontractor hits out at “rip off” management fee The head of a subcontractor has called the high management fees used by some FE colleges a “rip off”…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News RTT Group has £3.3m contract terminated Real-Time Training Ltd, which trades under the name RTT Group, has had its £3.3m contract with the Skills Funding… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News AoC says government is not doing enough to address no free lunches Labour MP David Blunkett said it was “unjustifiable” that more than 100,000 students miss out on a free school… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 782 806 Older Must read 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 1w Billy Camden 1w 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo 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 2mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 2mo
