Skills bootcamps Global firm’s coding bootcamps secures high Ofsted praise CEO hails ‘significant milestone’ for Code Institute Ltd Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Colleges DfE begins search for next FE Commissioner Shelagh Legrave’s replacement will get small salary boost Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Inclusion, WorldSkills UK WorldSkills UK EDI heroes 2025 revealed Nine awards for outstanding individuals, institutions and initiatives that break down barriers to technical training have been announced FE Week Reporter 2mo FE Week Reporter 2mo T Levels Payments fail to solve T Level work placement problem Latest incentive scheme flops as training providers hand back nearly £4 million Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Long read Investigation Searching for a hire power High vacancy rates continue to blight FE, with courses scrapped and agency costs soaring. We examine teacher recruitment problems… Jessica Hill 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Politics, Skills reform Trott leads charge against IfATE bill in the Commons Attacks on Skills England’s proximity to ministers and lack of accountability to parliament also came from Labour benches Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ grade upheld for engineering ITP Herefordshire and Worcestershire Group Training Association Limited receives top marks for the second time in a row Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges, Ofsted Joyce quits Ofsted for college leadership role The watchdog’s FE chief is ‘delighted’ to join a midlands college leadership team in the summer Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Adult education, Budget Providers denied in-year adult ed growth cash The government claims devolution and high delivery rates this year mean it has less funding to spare Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Ofsted Car-crash Ofsted report for motor industry trainer New owners got the Ofsted call nearly two months after taking over online apprenticeship provider Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Employment Young NEETs approaches 1m The figures will continue to rise without ‘drastic change’, experts warn Josh Mellor 2mo Josh Mellor 2mo Newer 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 802 Older Must read 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 2w Anviksha Patel 2w 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 3w Anviksha Patel 3w Adult education, ITPs Investigation Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets Josh Mellor 4w Josh Mellor 4w Next 3 stories 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 1mo Billy Camden and Frances Read 1mo Apprenticeships Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Adult education Exclusive Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo
