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 News Government announce independent review into the future of apprenticeships The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) have announced that Doug Richard, described as an entrepreneur and founder… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News CBI survey shows college leavers lack literacy and numeracy skills Too many people leaving school and college do not have the literacy and numeracy skills to thrive in the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Green light for another 15 UTCs A further 15 University Technical Colleges (UTCs) are to be funded by the government and rolled out over the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Colleges ‘fixing’ the success rate figures. Where will it end? An overwhelming majority of staff working in FE colleges have concerns with the credibility of success rate data. A… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News ‘Massive’ error in the National Success Rates Tables The National Success Rate Tables (NSRT) for 2010/11 will need to be republished after significant errors were identified. More… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Stafford College and Franklin College consider Ofsted appeals Two colleges in the FE sector are considering appeals after receiving ‘inadequate’ or ‘satisfactory’ inspection grades from Ofsted. Stafford… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Flaws highlighted in the Apprenticeship Training Agency model The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) has questioned the way learners are employed by Apprenticeship Training Agencies… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Geoff Hall receives knighthood The chair of the information authority was knighted at Buckingham Palace last week. Geoff Hall – principal of New… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 782 783 784 785 786 787 788 789 790 791 792 815 Older Must read 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 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
