News Review into short apprenticeship to conclude by April Reviews into short duration apprenticeships are due to be finalised by April, the Skills Minister John Hayes has revealed…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News New ‘enquiry panel’ to review poor apprenticeship providers A new ‘enquiry panel’ has been set up to manage poor quality apprenticeship providers. The panel will report directly… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News SFA to be investigated for alleged data ‘cover-up’ The government’s performance comparison site for further education is under heavy scrutiny after an investigation by FE Week into… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News FE Week investigates: The Youth Contract for 16-17 year-olds The Deputy Prime Minister has unveiled a new scheme to try and tackle the “ticking time bomb” of 16… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Families tsar to step down amid fraud allegations Emma Harrison is to step down from her role as the Prime Minister’s “families tsar” following allegations of fraud… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Increasing NEETs linked to EMA cut Rising numbers of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) are being linked to the axing of… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News John Hayes announces ITE funding for trainee teachers in FE Bursaries of up to £1,500 are to be given to up to 11,000 trainers undertaking initial teacher education (ITE)… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News SFA publish details of subcontractor allocations Subcontractors with an overall allocation of more than £100,000 have been listed for the first time by the Skills… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News SFA may have breached Code of Practice Data on the FE comparison website, FE Choices, being investigated for unannounced changes. The government’s performance comparison site for… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Nick Clegg announces scheme to tackle unemployed 16-17 year-olds The Deputy Prime Minister has revealed a new scheme to try and tackle the “ticking time bomb” of 16… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News SFA ‘strongly encourage’ 12 month minimum Providers are being urged to introduce new apprenticeship duration requirements immediately. The Skills Funding Agency is calling on existing… FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y News Adult Basic Skills qualifications to be scrapped Basic skills qualifications in numeracy and literacy for adults will cease to be funded for new starts from August…. FE Week Reporter 13y FE Week Reporter 13y Newer 1 794 795 796 797 798 799 800 801 802 803 804 819 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3w Jessica Hill 3w 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Next 3 stories 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 3mo Billy Camden 3mo 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 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo 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 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo
