News Looking ahead to Adult Learners’ Week As tag lines go, the one being championed as the essence of Adult Learners’ Week, which begins on Saturday,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News College redundancies and restructures Staff from Gateshead College protest over pay cuts and increased working hours. As the economic downturn continues to put… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Ofsted grades continue to fall for 157 Group colleges Further education colleges should be judged on all aspects of their work and not just those in an Ofsted… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Sandwich artist questions tabled by MP Questions have been raised over apprenticeships offered by a fast-food chain. Dudley MP Ian Austin is demanding answers after… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Finger pointing as MPs criticise value for money at Morrisons Geoff Russell, CEO of the Skills Funding Agency points to David Way, CEO of the National Apprenticeship Service, at… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News NAS announces quality safeguard for ATAs The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has introduced a formal recognition process for Apprenticeship Training Agencies (ATAs) in order to… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Holt review finds employers ‘clueless’ on apprenticeships The businessman behind a review into apprenticeships has spoken of the “cluelessness” surrounding the programme among employers. Jason Holt… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Government to publish FE progression figures Education destination measures for students entering and leaving FE will be published for the first time this summer. The… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Innovation Code criticised for not going far enough A new flexible provision to deliver programmes tackling localised skills needs has been introduced in the FE sector. The… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Survey says employers must pay Majority of colleges and training providers support minimum fee for apprenticeships A minimum employer fee for apprentices aged 19… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News The SFA just keeps giving Nearly 300 colleges unexpectedly receive £23 million to be spent before August 2012. Colleges are sharing an additional £23m… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Criticism and restructures as Ofsted grades plummet Three further education colleges have suffered setbacks after receiving the lowest possible inspection grades. Reports by education regulator Ofsted,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 780 781 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789 790 810 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 2w Jessica Hill 2w 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
