News More than 14m learner accounts unused Less than 0.01 per cent of more than 14 million learning accounts have been accessed directly by learners, figures… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Hayes launches independent review into professionalism of FE workforce The Skills Minister has launched an independent review into the professionalism of the further education (FE) and skills workforce… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News The National Audit Office passes judgement on adult apprenticeships The National Audit Office (NAO) has published its ‘Adult Apprenticeships’ report today, which looks into “whether the Department for Business,… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week’s Apprenticeship Week Supplement 31/01/2012 Find out more News AoC survey reveals a ‘worrying’ drop in low level learners Worrying trends have been revealed in the recruitment of Level 1 and Entry Level students. In their latest survey… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News The merits of an FE loans system debated Pictured above from left to right: Paul Warner, AELP, David Hughes, NIACE, and Martin Doel, AoC, at the EMFEC… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Does satisfactory require improvement? Ofsted has announced a consultation which will propose replacing the ‘satisfactory’ grade with ‘requires improvement’ for all further education… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Government publish FE Choices Private providers ahead of FE colleges in government learner satisfaction survey. Learners think private training providers listen and respond… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News The ACE new system for apprenticeships The new online certification system for apprenticeships, designed to reduce bureaucracy and improve quality, has been launched. Apprenticeship Certificates… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Concern over college recruitment trends Worrying trends have been revealed in the recruitment of Level 1 and Entry Level students. In their latest survey on… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News New apprenticeship certification to be launched A new online system for certification of apprenticeships will be launched today (Wednesday). Apprenticeship Certificates England (ACE) has been… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Work Programme at risk of fraud and under-delivery, say NAO The government’s Work Programme is being exposed to fraud and will help significantly less people than expected to secure… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 796 797 798 799 800 801 802 803 804 805 806 819 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