News Geoff Russell to retire from Skills Funding Agency Geoff Russell has announced that he will leave the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) this summer. Mr Russell (53), who will… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News BBC 5 live investigates apprenticeships Apprenticeship schemes which misuse taxpayers’ money is to be debated by leading figures in the FE sector on ‘5… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News FE Week visits parliament to meet the apprentices working in MP’s offices The number of apprentices working in MP’s offices are on the rise, just as young people undertaking an unpaid… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Apprenticeship sales force enrol themselves Call centre staff at a training provider have enrolled onto an apprenticeship programme to improve their skills. Twenty workers… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News UTC scuppered by college and university dispute A college principal which helped create the University Technical College (UTC) model has been forced to postpone her own… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Gove could do BETTer for FE The shadow minister has hit out at the disregarding of further education in the overhaul of the ICT curriculum…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News One principal, two colleges Two further education colleges have joined in a unique federation to cut costs under the leadership of one principal…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Hundreds of Zenos apprenticeships ‘delayed’ Hundreds of people have been affected by the postponement of an apprenticeship programme led by a major provider. Zenos,… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News FE Week Investigates: Further education leaders honoured A former college principal has spoken exclusively to FE Week of his shock after being chosen to receive a… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Apprenticeship review targets 45 providers More than 40 colleges and training providers are being investigated as part of the review into short duration apprenticeships…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Cash boost for work experience Colleges in areas with high proportions of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) have been given… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Eight sentenced – including six jailed – over £500,000 college fraud Eight fraudsters have been sentenced, including six jailed, for conning colleges out of more than half-a-million-pounds. The sentences, handed… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 784 785 786 787 788 789 790 791 792 793 794 806 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
