News Mail on Sunday on ‘the great apprentice jobs racket’ Today the Mail on Sunday published an article which was highly critical of the growth in apprenticeships, particularly at… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Good luck with R02 Colleges and other providers are being reminded that the first ‘required’ Individualised Learner Record (ILR) is due by 6pm… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News No change to MLPs The SFA and YPLA have confirmed that there will be no change to Minimum Levels of Performance (MLP). The… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News No delay to simplification of adult funding formula The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) is rumoured to be shortly announcing a delay to the full roll-out of a… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News The SFA survey says… The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) have published the results from their first College and Training Organisation Survey. Responses were… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News FE colleges could be “left to stand on their own two feet” Government reforms could see colleges given greater freedoms under plans to deregulate further education (FE). The Education Bill, which… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Lifelong Learning Accounts launched without a launch Lifelong Learning Accounts were made available last week despite no formal announcement and minimal publicity from the Department… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Unemployment ‘free-for-all’ Leaked Skills Funding Agency email reveals more late policy changes, but will colleges refund the fees? Colleges will for… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Nine projects secure £4.6m Collaboration and Shared Services Grant The 157 Group and Association of Colleges (AoC) have announced nine projects which will benefit from the Collaboration and… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News 157 Group publish apprenticeship policy paper Apprenticeships are most effectively delivered by colleges working in partnership with employers, according to a new policy paper. The… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News AoC research finds half let down by careers advice Calls are being made for guaranteed face-to-face careers guidance in the wake of a startling report. Research released today… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Vandals confuse new college for mosque Bournville College was vandalised several times last week after youths mistook one of the buildings for a mosque (as… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 794 795 796 797 798 799 800 801 802 803 804 805 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo 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
