News Dozen new ‘studio schools’ announced A dozen new vocationally-based schools, with links to major employers such as Sony and Glaxo, have been revealed by the… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Employers need greater incentives to invest in apprenticeships, say UKCES A single skills market is needed to make employers invest more in apprenticeships and training, according to a report… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News UCU in financial turmoil Urgent action is needed to prevent the University and College Union (UCU) being plunged into debt, a letter from… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News As disputes rise so do the costs As icy draughts and the impact of budget cuts blow through further education, tensions among staff are rising. Small… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Cash incentive places for smaller businesses doubled Fresh details have been revealed on the awarding of 40,000 cash incentives to smaller businesses to take on apprentices…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Senior leaders concerned about college finances A survey has revealed a high proportion of senior leaders are concerned about the college finances. Conducted by Capita’s… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Three per cent drop for colleges, survey reveals Colleges have suffered an overall drop of three per cent in 16-18 year old learners, a new survey has… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Funding of adult basic skills to be overhauled in new pilot The funding of basic numeracy and literacy is to be completely overhauled following little improvement in adult basic skills… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News VAT exemption for shared services The government has announced plans to make colleges and charities exempt from paying VAT when they share services. It… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Sale continues as jobs are cut at LSN A charity forced into administration by a crippling pension liability and decreasing income has been forced to cut jobs…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News BIS respond to their FE and skills consultation They have been in the pipeline for several months, but last week the government confirmed a raft of new… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Criticism over competition Skills Funding Agency could take funding away from providers who try to poach employers Providers could miss out on… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 786 787 788 789 790 791 792 793 794 795 796 806 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
