News Unemployment not free for all Confusion reigns over who should pay fees The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) say colleges are not allowed to fully-fund… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Lambeth College leaves 157 Group following inspection A college will not renew membership to the 157 Group amid reports of an ‘inadequate’ Ofsted inspection. Lambeth College,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News FE loans equality impact assessment delayed The final impact assessment and equality impact assessment for the proposed FE loans system has been delayed by the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Gazelle group report says colleges need a “complete transformation” Gazelle group members with Richard Branson at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2012 Further education (FE) colleges needs a “complete… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News College is ‘outstanding’ after no-notice inspection The first further education college to be graded under a no-notice inspection has been graded ‘outstanding’. As revealed on Friday… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News A4e included in preferred prison education bidder list The preferred bidders for prison education contracts have been revealed by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). The list has been… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News BIS Select Committee to hear evidence from the CEO of Elmfield Training Ltd Elmfield Training Ltd has been called upon by the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee to give evidence… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Sale of NSA due to be finalised Conference and event organiser Neil Stewart Associates (NSA) has been sold within three days of going into administration. Andrew… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Landslide leadership victory at the UCU for Sally Hunt The general secretary of the University and College Union (UCU) is pledging to put more resources at the frontline… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Accounting for apprenticeship durations NAS confirm that 12 month minimum duration will apply to each level of the apprenticeship Apprenticeship providers should not… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Colleges secure more than half of degree student places More than half of ‘margin’ student places – with tuition fees of less than £7,500 – have been handed… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News UKCES publish tender documents for Employer Ownership of Skills pilot The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has released the application forms and guidance document for the Employer… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 779 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789 806 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
