News FE comparison website leaves users ‘confused’ An independent review has branded the government’s £30m FE Choices website “bland” and “ambiguous”. The site, which compares the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Next Step fails to hit the mark in London A survey on a countrywide government careers advice service uncovered varying levels of satisfaction and methods of delivery. The… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News First notice of concern issued over ‘significant deficit’ A Kent college has become the first provider to get a government warning that could lead to the withdrawal… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News An interview with Matthew Hancock, the new Minister for Skills The new Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills (left) came in for his first sector grilling today when… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y 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 Newer 1 777 778 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 819 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
